Yesterday, I received word that Joel Segal of Blue Equity Sports Television (BEST) has signed Brandon Graham and Brandon Minor.
Both players just finished their senior seasons with the University of Michigan...
When I come across a young man making big moves in this industry that has very high barriers to entry, I have to give him props. Yesterday, Darren Rovell tweeted,
Sam Duvall, a 26-year old agent who...
With Malcolm Jenkins coming to an agreement with the New Orleans Saints late Sunday night, the holdout party of 7 dropped to a smaller table of 6. Those remaining unsigned, along with their representation...
Lon Rosen was one of William Morris Agency’s favorites. He had a long career as one of the head honchos at WMA, but like many of his colleagues, had the plug pulled on his career with the company...
Aaron Goodwin – Terrence Williams
Andre Buck (CAA) – Dionte Christmas, DaJuan Summers
Andy Miller (ASM Sports) – B.J. Mullens, Daniel Hackett, Eric Maynor
Arn Tellem – Wayne Ellington
Bill...
CAA clients Matthew Stafford, Jason Smith, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Knowshon Moreno, Brian Orakpo, Malcolm Jenkins, Brian Cushing, Josh Freeman, and Jeremy Maclin were selected in the first round. CAA’s...
In response to my recent article, CAA Is Going To Kill The NFL Draft, reader Kam asked,
Also do you think BEST with their never ending capital who were buying agents/agencies out are disapointed by this...
Last year, I broke down how the first round of the NFL Draft went down. CAA led the pack with 6 clients selected in the first round. CAA was followed by Maximum Sports (5), and Octagon, BEST, FAME,...
Some of the best graduating seniors in the NCAA are currently participating in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. Those that are younger and as, if not more, talented are starting to decide whether...
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Round 1
1. Detroit – QB Matthew Stafford ~ Georgia = If the Lions feel that Stafford is the best player in the draft...
Baseball
Worth $18.35 million per year? [Selig’s pay climbs past $18 million].
Hopefully the $36 million will serve as an incentive to hit the strike zone more often [Sources: Perez to return to Mets].
Versatile,...
Earlier this week, Liz Mullen and David Broughton wrote in Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal the following statement: CAA Sports, in two short years of existence, has become the dominant...
In Jason Belzer’s recent Sports Agency Rankings, he put Blue Entertainment Sports Television (BEST) at number three, behind WMG and CAA. Many people have never even heard of BEST before, so how...
Now that the drafts for the major professional sports leagues have passed, and we continue our mid-summer grind toward the start of the NFL, NBA, and NCAA seasons, I felt it was a good time to release...
Jonathan Blue is Chairman and Managing Director of a little company called, Blue Equity, LLC. It’s some small private equity firm in Louisville, Kentucky that basically dominates every industry...