Apr
23

Short and Sweet

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“The sports agent business has become so corrupt — I would not encourage anyone to try to become an agent right now.”

– Legendary NBA agent David Falk (WSJ.com, 4/22).

Is Falk jealous of the new crop of agents’ successes? Or does he present a realistic view of the current climate of athlete representation?

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  • http://www.sportsagentblog.com Jason Wulterkens

    Jealous? He both left the game and returned to it (he only has a few clients now, by choice) on his own terms, and his net worth would make any other agent in the world blush. He speaks the truth.

  • http://www.sportsagentblog.com Darren Heitner

    After speaking at length with Leigh Steinberg tonight, Falk’s view sounds pretty on-point. Still no turning back, though!

  • http://sportsbusinessdigest.com Emmett Jones

    I agree with Falk, and I’m not even in the business. Things seem to be a whole lot more cutthroat now…agents are willing to do ANYTHING, and it at least seems like there was a little more morality 10 years ago

  • Kam

    Darren, hey how are you? Are you going to put the interview with Leigh Steinburg up on the website…??

  • http://www.sportsagentblog.com Darren Heitner

    Doing much better, thanks. You better believe I will be putting it up on the website! A 120 minute conversation is hard to log and then edit, so I will be working on doing that over this weekend along with studying for finals and much more. It will definitely be the best Interview With The Agent this site has ever seen.

  • http://www.insidetheleague.com insidetheleague.com

    I think that what Falk says is an honest opinion, but people who are at the mountaintop ALWAYS say they’d never have climbed it if they’d known how high it was.

    Obviously, the agent business (or at least the NFL agent business, which is the one I’m most familiar with) is incredibly competitive and people get betrayed every day. At the same time, it’s the only way to go from a comparable nobody to, in a period of about 8-9 months, having a guy get drafted and make a team, and suddenly being a viable NFL contract advisor with a ‘client list.’ It’s a very short curve, generally speaking.

    It takes a lot of resources to be able to play that game, as well as talent and effort and will, but still it’s a hell of a lot easier road ‘into’ the league than spending years in internships/menial jobs, hoping you can climb the ladder to NFL relevance with absolutely no guarantees. That’s why I think, especially when it comes to the NFL, the attraction of being an agent won’t soon die.

  • Matt

    This is obviously a valid point but doesnt it just add to an aspiring agents interest? The challenges and obstacles increase my drive to pursue a career in the industry. The sweet isnt as sweet without the sour

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