Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules
A couple of weeks ago, the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) announced that hereafter, all players with exclusive marketing representatives authorized to review and negotiate opportunities facilitated by NFL PLAYERS must submit official, original Marketing Representation Notices (MRNs). Players must also notify NFL PLAYERS should they change marketing reps. NFL PLAYERS is the NFL Players…
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Forbes Magazine posted an excellent article last week highlighting the difference between the highest paid athletes of 1991 and today. To say the make up of the list has changed would be an understatement. The number 1 highest paid athlete in 1991 was a Boxer, Evander Holyfield, making $60 million. In fact, in 2nd place…
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Roy Sports Marketing Group (RSMG) is a Brand Development & Sports Endorsement Firm, specializing in maximizing an athletes off the field business opportunities. The company has just announced the signing of the NFL Linebacker, Zack Follett of the Detroit Lions. RSMG will be handling the marketing, branding, endorsements, partnerships, sponsorships and other various business opportunities…
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Last week, I highlighted a new relationship between two-time Super Bowl MVP Terry Bradshaw and Evolution Management + Marketing. The two signed an agreement that made Evolution the exclusive marketing agency for Bradshaw. Evolution has not stopped signing up new, talented clients. The company also just signed future 2011 NBA Draft pick Enes Kanter to an…
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Terry Bradshaw played fourteen years in the NFL and is a two-time Super Bowl MVP, and he has not stopped his MVP-type work since retiring from professional football. While he is no longer throwing the ball to Pittsburgh Steelers wide-receivers, he is constantly displaying his glowing personality on television and through his various writings. Bradshaw…
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Arian Foster is coming off the best year of production in his short NFL career. Foster, who went undrafted in 2009, has become the starting runningback for the Houston Texans, and just last season set the rushing record in the entire NFL with 1,616 yards on the ground. He also led all rushers in touchdowns…
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Friday, April 15th, 2011 is known as Black Friday for online poker players. It was the day that the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) charged a group of online poker owners, including the founders of Full Tilt, Poker Stars, and Absolute Poker with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, illegal gambling offenses, and money laundering. While…
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In 2010, Alex Rodriguez fired Scott Boras. Boras had been Rodriguez’s MLBPA certified agent; his responsibility was to help Rodriguez choose the teams he would play for and negotiate the terms of his contracts with MLB teams. However, Rodriguez has always had many other “agents” helping him out off of the field. In 2007, Rodriguez…
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I recently stumbled upon an excellent blog written by an up and coming professional golfer named Scott Stallings. Scott’s blog is a little different than most other celebrity blogs in that he blogs for B Net, which is a business and management specific website. In his blog titled “Chief Executive Golfer” Scott gives readers insight…
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As you may recall, at the end of May, Randy Moss fired his agent Tim DiPiero, who had been representing Moss since his entrance into the NFL. Moss made an announcement that he fired his agent because he felt that he was able to handle his own contract negotiations, but wanted an agent that could find…
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