Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules
Welcome to 2012! I hope all of you are still sticking to your New Years resolutions. My personal resolutions are to stop biting my nails, stop cracking my knuckles, smile more often, and cut out some red meat from my diet. Huge news yesterday with the announcement of Lagardère Unlimited acquiring Gaylord Sports Management Group. It…
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Former University of Tulsa and NFL wide receiver, Brennan Marrion, along with a scout who over the last Twenty years has worked in the CFL, Arena Football League, Arena Football 2, and Europe, Dr. Clayton Banner, have put together The Players 1st & US Canada Free Agents professional football combine for prospective pro football players. Brennan Marion is the…
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I have recently received word that former University of Miami wide receivers Travis Benjamin and Laron Byrd have selected their agents. Both receivers just completed their Senior seasons with the Miami Hurricanes. Neither player signed with the popular Drew Rosenhaus. Rosenhaus has already locked up a total of seven former Hurricanes who have declared for the 2012 NFL Draft,…
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Last weekend in Memphis, Tennessee was a great success. We put together a tremendous Professional Sports Counseling Panel at the University of Memphis and received fantastic feedback from athletes, parents, agents, and administrators with regards to Memphis’ first Agent Day. I have to really thank my partner Jason Belzer; he is the reason that Collegiate…
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Thomas Mayo (@ThomasMayo1) calls himself Mr. NODAYSOFF. The Senior wide receiver from California University of Pennsylvania better be taking no days off between now and the 2012 NFL Draft. While many believe he is a talented receiver, he is not aided by the fact that he went to a Division II school (which he actually transferred…
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The film “The Dotted Line” was aired on ESPN roughly a month ago. The documentary about the world of sports agents focused on a few figures within the industry. One of those individuals was Eugene T. Lee of ETL Associates, Inc. Admittedly, I had never heard of Eugene Lee prior to the airing of the film.…
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Halloween is on Monday, but most people I know are celebrating this Saturday. Any good costume ideas? About to jump into speaking season, as I will be traveling to New York Law School next Friday and then hopping on a flight that night so that I can lend my words to the attendees of Arizona…
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Yesterday, I woke up to a few tweets explaining that the Texas vs. Nation Game (which was called The NFLPA Game in 2011) has been cancelled until 2013. The one-year hiatus is claimed to be the result of stadium construction. Besides Pro Days and the NFL Scouting Combine, college football all-star games are excellent venues for graduating…
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Week #2 at Wolfe Law Miami, P.A. was fantastic. I have been busy working on a healthy mix of transactional and litigation work in the entertainment, music, sports, and even internet (drafting a website purchase agreement) world. Dynasty is also in the process of signing its first soccer player. Today, I am finally moving my…
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I am on my way up to Gainesville, Florida to return to my alma mater (undergrad and law school) and watch the Gators take on the Alabama Crimson Tide. I can’t wait to see a lot of friends and watch some good football under the lights at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (8 p.m. kickoff). I…
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