Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules
With his recent hit on quarterback Andy Dalton in the preseason, the debate has raged across the football nation as to whether Detroit Lions star defensive tackle, Ndamukong Suh is a “dirty” player. The answer to this is up for debate, but one thing that has been indisputable is Suh’s impact on the Motor City. …
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At the end of last week, Mark Bartelstein, CEO of Priority Sports & Entertainment and agent to many stars in basketball and football, spoke to Bloomberg Sports about money spent on NFL free agents once signings commenced. Bartelstein said that he did not think that there were bigger deals signed than in years past, but that…
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I know a lot of agents who love to boast about the fact that they rarely, if ever, get any sleep. In fact, my friend Mook Williams of National Sports Management made his Facebook profile name, Mook NoSleepneeded Williams. Judy Battista of the New York Times recently wrote an article titled, Sleep? For N.F.L. Agents, the…
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Trades and signings have consumed many football fans’ lives since the end of the NFL lockout. The bulk of the signings have been between teams and undrafted free agents (UDFAs). We covered the player/agent relationships for those drafted in Rounds 1-7 of the 2011 NFL Draft (and have done our best to update it based…
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On Tuesday, July 27, 2011, Pat Dye Jr. welcomed Len Pasquarelli of The Sports Xchange into his SportsTrust Advisors office to observe what was expected to be a day of madness – the first day teams could contact veteran free agents and rookies since the start of the NFL lockout. Pasquarelli’s subsequent write-up describes what sounds to be a busy day at…
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Before 31 NFL team owners approved (1 owner, Al David of the Oakland Raiders, abstained in the vote) what they called a comprehensive agreement, there were a lot of rumblings on Twitter regarding sources telling reporters that the new deal will include a reduction of the ceiling for NFL agent fees on negotiated rookie contracts.…
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No preseason or regular season NFL games have been cancelled due to the NFL Lockout to date, but the Lockout has its first couple of victims: the rookie symposium and the joint NFL/NFLPA player education programs held annually at Ivy League universities. Every year, all players selected in the NFL Draft are invited to the…
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The following is a guest contribution from Martin Fischman, Dynasty’s Football Division Director. As a football agent, you have a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of your clients. But what happens when a player is either released from an NFL team with no other teams willing to sign the player, or the…
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Round 1 1. Carolina - QB Cam Newton ~ Auburn - Agent: Bus Cook, Tony Paige, Chitta Mallik (B.C. Sports/Perennial Sports) 2. Denver - LB Von Miller ~ Texas A&M - Agent: Athletes First 3. Buffalo - DT Marcell Dareus ~ Alabama - Agent: Todd France 4. Cincinnati - WR A.J. Green ~ UGA – Agent: Creative Artists Agency 5. Arizona - CB Patrick Peterson ~ LSU – Agent: Patrick Lawlor (Galaxy Sports) 6. Atlanta - WR Julio Jones…
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Round 1 1. Carolina - QB Cam Newton ~ Auburn - Agent: Bus Cook, Tony Paige, Chitta Mallik (B.C. Sports/Perennial Sports) 2. Denver - LB Von Miller ~ Texas A&M - Agent: Athletes First 3. Buffalo - DT Marcell Dareus ~ Alabama - Agent: Todd France 4. Cincinnati - WR A.J. Green ~ UGA – Agent: Creative Artists Agency 5. Arizona - CB Patrick Peterson ~ LSU – Agent: Patrick Lawlor (Galaxy Sports) 6. Atlanta - WR Julio Jones…
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