Tag Archives: collective bargaining agreement

Wed, Oct 14 2009
The Lockout Provision

The Lockout Provision

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Finding a professional athlete work during a lockout might amount to getting him on teams in other countries or minor leagues in North America. This strategy was widely used during the last NHL lockout... 

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Tue, Aug 25 2009
The NBA Is Losing Its Competitive Edge

The NBA Is Losing Its Competitive Edge

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Matthew Epps, a Spring 2010 J.D. Candidate (like me) from Villanova University School of Law (unlike me), just received a high honor entering his third and final year of law school; he was published in... 

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Wed, Aug 19 2009
The Cost of Representing Your Country

The Cost of Representing Your Country

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Olympic training camps recently began for many hockey-playing nations. However, the chatter surrounding these camps kicked into high-gear a few weeks ago, via Twitter no less. Allan Walsh, a player agent... 

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Fri, Aug 7 2009
What Exactly is the “Spirit of the CBA”?

What Exactly is the “Spirit of the CBA”?

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In June, I wrote an article describing the future implications of the “decade deal” as I called it, on the National Hockey League. A player typically signs a deal longer than ten years for tens of... 

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Thu, Aug 6 2009
49ers Faithful Are Getting Crabby With Eugene Parker

49ers Faithful Are Getting Crabby With Eugene Parker

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The Saints are waiting for Malcolm Jenkins to come marching in and it looks as though the 49ers will be waiting a lot longer for their first round pick to sign.  The battle over next year’s crop... 

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Tue, Mar 24 2009
Are We Really Needed?

Are We Really Needed?

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As somebody already in the sports agent profession or a student looking to one day get your big break, this story may not be something that pleases you.  The title asks, Are We Really Needed? A couple... 

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Wed, Mar 18 2009
The Economy, the NHL, and Contract Negotiations

The Economy, the NHL, and Contract Negotiations

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There has been much concern about the financial conditions of NHL teams the past few months.  Obviously, a struggling economy isn’t good for any sports team.  So how will the depressing economic... 

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Mon, Dec 22 2008
Losing Some Pals Over Furcal

Losing Some Pals Over Furcal

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The biggest sports agent related news of last week had to be the battle of words between the executives of the Atlanta Braves vs. the agents at Wasserman Media Group.  And it was all over Rafael Furcal. ... 

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Mon, Dec 8 2008
Score One For The Little Guy

Score One For The Little Guy

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The NFL’s Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) expires after the 2010 season, and among other points up for debate–including revenue sharing and a rookie pay scale–the NFLPA may want... 

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Wed, Nov 19 2008
Tumultuous Times for the NFL Players Association

Tumultuous Times for the NFL Players Association

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A federal jury awarded over 2000 NFL retirees more than $28 million in damages last week after a three week trial in San Francisco in a class action lawsuit against the NFL Players Association (NFLPA).... 

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Thu, Nov 6 2008
A Crash Course On MLB Free Agency

A Crash Course On MLB Free Agency

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We are in one of the most exciting periods of the year for baseball aficionados.  With the culmination of the World Series, free-agency is quickly approaching.  Use this guide so that you do not become... 

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Thu, Aug 28 2008
The Pirates Got Boras’ed

The Pirates Got Boras’ed

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While I was frantically trying to find a class to substitute the terrible Child Support Enforcement Law that I dropped yesterday, I received an IM from Brian Foley of TheCollegeBaseballBlog.com.  I had... 

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Sun, Jul 6 2008
Paying The Price: The NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Paying The Price: The NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

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In March 2006, NFL Owners voted almost unanimously, 30-2, to accept the NFLPA’s final proposal to extend its collective bargaining agreement (CBA). On May 20, 2008, NFL Owners unanimously voted to... 

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Thu, Jun 12 2008
Would An MLB Salary Scale Be Good?

Would An MLB Salary Scale Be Good?

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We recently had a deep discussion over whether the NBA Rookie Salary Scale is bad. Commentators seemed to believe that it is actually a good thing that the scale is in place and that the NFL should mirror... 

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Mon, Jun 9 2008
This NFL CBA Talk Could Take A While

This NFL CBA Talk Could Take A While

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We would all be acting ignorant if we were to take at face value what the higher-ups in the NFLPA are spitting at us: that increasing rookie salaries is not one of the main issues of pending talks between... 

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Tue, Jun 3 2008
NFL Collective Bargaining Answers

NFL Collective Bargaining Answers

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Have not been able to get much sleep since the announcement that the NFL owners opted out of the Collective Bargaining Agreement? Doubtful. But if you are a fan, agent, player, or personnel related to... 

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