This edition of Friday Wrap-Up is coming to you from Hollywood, FL, where it is still a sunny 80 degrees in the middle of winter. It pains me to think that I will be back in the 30s upon my return to Gainesville. Anyway, it is time to pop the champagne bottles, because for the first time in SportsAgentBlog.com’s history, the site has broke the single month 50,000 page view plateau (51,559). Not bad, considering that this site is geared for an extreme niche of readers. Props to the blog…now on to stories that I was not able to discuss during this past week:
- Former President of the Sports Lawyers Association, current Director of the Wharton Sports Business Initiative and author of The Business of Sports Agents, Kenneth Shropshire, will be arbitrating appeals made by agents who are disciplined by the NFLPA [NFLPA Appoints Kenneth Shropshire as Arbitrator].
- A small-time agent gave a former college runningback another chance at football by convincing him to try out for the new AAFL [Always time to dream: Elyria grad putting law school on hold to give new football league, NFL hopes a shot].
- This is my type of thinking outside of the box when it comes to promoting your name/brand. Rudy Gay reaches out to his fans for NBA All Star Slam Dunk Competition ideas [YouTube Suggestions for NBA Slam-Dunk Contestant Rudy Gay].
- The best Belichick article I have read to date [To understand Belichick, look what he did with Browns].
- And honestly, I do not really care if Belichick wears his sweater or not. I hope that Strahan and his mighty gapped teeth tear apart the Pats and that he continues to profit over his poorly assembled shiny whites [Real Super Bowl Question: Will Belichick Wear His Hoodie?].
- Will Joe Buck mention Peyton Manning’s name more than 5 times on Sunday? I am not a betting man, but if I were, I would go with the over [Super "Prop Bet" That I Need Your Help On].
We definitely busted out a lot of posts this week. In order to further promote the big event that I have a strong desire seeing succeed, I will highlight one of my own for the next week: UF Sports Symposium: “From the Locker Room to the Board Room”. It is the featured post, which you can check out on the right sidebar under Featured.
p.s. – My birthday is next Saturday (February 9th). Presents? Anyone?
