There are more agents than there are players in the NFL. New entrants into the industry are lucky to represent a player with a chance of being selected between rounds 5-7. Many agents will represent players hoping that they will be signed as free-agents after the draft and get a chance to make it to…
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Mar
31
Some UFL Open Tryouts
Mar
30
2010 WNBA Draft Prospects: Jayne Appel and Monica Wright
“We’re talking about women’s professional basketball here. We’re still new at this. A lot of times people forget the NBA was once where we are now. We’ve got to go beyond the true die hard women’s professional-sports fan.” – Sheryl Swoopes Jayne Appel (pictured to the right) is another extraordinary athlete. She stands 6’4” and…
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Mar
30
Will Erin Andrews stay with ESPN?
If Dancing with the Stars, a crazy guy with a peephole, and ESPN share something in common – it’s Erin Andrews (EA). The longstanding relationship between her and the leader in sports, ESPN, may be coming to a close – this July, according to multiple sources. Currently, her camp, agent Babette Perry of IMG, is in negotiations…
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Mar
30
Georgetown Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium
What: 3rd Annual Georgetown Entertainment & Media Alliance (GEMA) Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium When: April 16, 2010 (8:15 a.m. – Where: Georgetown University, McDonough Room 200 Cost: Attorney receiving CLE credit ($159, $179), Attorney/Practitioner w/out CLE credit ($99, $129), Non-Georgetown Student ($19, $39), Georgetown Student (Free, Free). First number is applicable if you register before April…
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Mar
30
All Aboard The Dynasty Cruise
At Dynasty, we work hard so that we can play hard. Why lie? We love our jobs and we have fun performing them. Beyond the deals we are able to broker for our clients, we thoroughly enjoy the personal relationships that are built between client(s) and agent(s). With regular season about to start in baseball,…
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Mar
29
Being Released Is Not The End Of The Road
For all the joy that I receive as an agent for very talented athletes, I also feel their pain when at some point in their career, they are told that there is no longer a spot for them on a given team’s roster. My job is to do everything I can do help out players…
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Mar
29
Rookie Duties: Crunch Time
With only a few weeks remaining in most leagues’ regular seasons, the opportunities for players to get noticed are dwindling by the day. When your team isn’t in the playoff picture, as is the case with the Chicago Steel, performing well each time you lace up the skates becomes even more crucial. And the same…
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Mar
29
What it is Like at a UFC Event – UFC 111
Being a fan of MMA and the UFC for the last 6 years or so, going to a fight live was something I have always wanted to do, and especially recently, has become a priority of mine. The other night I was able to make that a reality as I attended UFC 111 at the…
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Mar
29
How To Be A Better Negotiator
My friend Andrew Brandt of the National Football Post (NFP) is teaming up with some staff members at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business to host a Negotiations Seminar titled, “How to be a Better Negotiator” on April 16. The event will take place from 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration, which costs $395,…
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Mar
26
An Intern(al) Look At Becoming A Sports Agent
This upcoming week will mark three months that I have been an Intern with Dynasty. The amount of knowledge I have gained here is unprecedented. However, I still have one month left and so much more to learn. One quick note – my bracket is busted. I was fairly confident that I could win Dynasty’s…
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