Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules
When Brian Overstreet of E Overstreet Sports Management signed Dre Kirkpatrick, he must have been counting his blessings. Kirkpatrick has been recognized as one of (if not the) best cornerbacks in the country. Kirkpatrick, who declared for the 2012 NFL Draft after his Junior season at Alabama, is constantly mentioned in the same breath as LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne (who is represented…
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While The NOVO Agency is a fairly new football agency, its creator, Jeff Sperbeck, is no novice when it comes to representing professional football players. Sperbeck was Director of Octagon’s football division prior to starting his own company in 2010. Before teaming up with Octagon, Sperbeck was partners with Mike Sullivan, who also joined Octagon and stayed…
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Around this time last year, it looked like Joe Flanagan and his DePere, Wisconsin based company, BTI Sports Advisors was going to be representing a #1 overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. The player who was supposed to be taken high was Da’Quan Bowers, a defensive end from Clemson. By the time that the NFL Draft took place, Bowers’ draft…
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Oakland Raiders defensive end Lamarr Houston was selected by the team in the second round (#44 overall) in the 2010 NFL Draft. Houston, who used to play for the Texas Longhorns, had a solid second season in the NFL, gathering 51 combined tackles, 1 sack, 3 pass deflections, and even an interception. Tackles were up compared…
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Former LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson was selected #5 overall by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2011 NFL Draft. In the 2012 NFL Draft, another LSU cornerback may be off the board within the first five picks. Peterson was represented by a lesser known agent named Patrick Lawlor of Galaxy Sports. This year’s star cornerback from LSU, Morris Claiborne,…
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It feels like just yesterday that Chris “Beanie” Wells donned the scarlet and gray of THE Ohio State University. It also feels like just yesterday that Wells was signed to DeBartolo Sports. But back in October 2010, Wells switched from DeBartolo to Drew Rosenhaus of Rosenhaus Sports Representation (RSR). At the time, it seemed like quite a trend;…
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Yesterday, I mistakenly listed former Alabama linebacker Don’t’a Hightower as a client of Athletes First. The post has since been corrected. Hightower has chosen an agent, but his selection was actually Pat Dye, Jr. of SportsTrust Advisors. SportsTrust Advisors is the agency that Jimmy Sexton recently left in favor of joining up with the football division at Creative Artists Agency (CAA).…
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Since leaving SportsTrust Advisors to join Tom Condon and Ben Dogra at Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Jimmy Sexton has been busy building his football player client list. For many years, Sexton was widely known for representing many of the best coaches in college and professional football. While that statement still holds true today, it would be hard to dispute…
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On March 20, 2004, a man by the name of Darrell Wills made a written proposal to current Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Anquan Boldin whereby Boldin would provide Wills with $170,000.00 for the purpose of Wills creating a sports agency called, Imagine Sports International (ISI). The proposal included a promise by Wills that he would repay the…
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So the NFLPA was a couple days late on starting to accept NFLPA Contract Advisor applications (after originally delaying the start of the process by 15 days)…but who’s counting? The applications are finally live. A few notes: There is a $2,500 application fee (an increase of $1,000 above the fee from 2 years ago). The…
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