The New York Jets and rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez (#2 QB to be drafted in ’09) agreed to terms on a 5-year $50.5 million contract. Here are some previous “2nd drafted QBs” dating back to 2005 and their respective contracts: 2008 – Joe Flacco (5-year, $11.9 million) 2007 – Brady Quinn (5-year, $9.25 million) 2006 […]
Month: June 2009
O.J. Mayo has affected a lot of peoples lives. He has given the town of Memphis hope that one day the Grizzlies will be a contender. He gave BDA Sports Management a scare when there were allegations of a connection between BDA employee, Calvin Andrews, leading to Calvin’s one-year suspension by the NBPA. Bill Duffy […]
Previously, I wrote a piece on attendance clauses in contracts of professional sports players. Recently, a story broke which touched upon my analysis. In Ken Griffey Jr’s contract with the Seattle Mariners, there is a clause which will pay Griff a hefty $1.25 million bonus if he is able to maintain last season’s statistics and […]
Drew Rosenhaus, agent of Eagles Tight End Cornelius Ingram, said via his Twitter account, “…we have just agreed to terms on a 4 year deal for rookie TE Cornelius Ingram.” This is great news for Eagles fans and can be seen as great news for other rookie tight ends who are currently awaiting contracts. Brandon […]
Going to be down in Miami for Super Bowl week? If you have not yet booked your flight and hotel, what are you waiting for? Not only will the city of Miami be celebrating the Super Bowl, but the weekend before, it will be hosting the Pro Bowl. I have already started working on the […]
The first three rounds of the MLB Draft have come and gone and starting at 12 p.m. EST, the draft will pick right back up with Round 4 selections. But let’s take a break from baseball this morning to discuss a little bit of football. The 2009 NFL Draft already occurred, and teams are currently […]
I have been waiting for today for a very long time. The beginning of the 2009 MLB Amateur Draft is just hours away (it kicks off at 6 p.m. EST on MLB Network and MLB.com) and will last well into Thursday, until the final pick of the 50th round. It is easy to laugh about […]
The deadline for underclassmen to pull their names out of the NBA Draft is one week from yesterday (June 15). Those that have committed to an agent no longer have an option of returning to school if they decide that they do not want to enter the draft pool. This year’s draft class has seen […]
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Philadelphia Networking Event
What: Symposium – The Business of Sports Networking – Philadelphia Where: The Field House, 1150 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 When: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 (6:30 p.m.) Description: Russell Scibetti of The Business of Sports blog, is putting together a networking event in Philadelphia, PA. It is intended for sports business professionals that work/live in […]
Had a lot of Dynasty‘s pitchers get time on the mound yesterday. Here is how they fared: Dan Leatherman of the Potomac Nationals went 3.2 innings in relief in a shortened 7 inning game (Potomac played a double header). He only gave up 1 hit and 0 earned runs. Dan has been getting a lot […]