On September 16, 2010, I researched and provided some facts regarding Chris Hawkins’ background. He was responsible for purchasing A.J. Green’s jersey for $1,000, which set the Georgia wide-receiver back four games at the beginning of the 2010 season. But that’s not the end of his connections to student-athletes. Hawkins played college ball at the…
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Jan
10
UNC Football Players Select Their Agents For The 2011 Draft
Nov
18
Cameron Newton. Okay, Now I Have Your Attention
Cameron Newton. Here’s the tie to the sports agent world - The Spotlight On Kenny Rodgers Cannot Help Ian Greengross – surprising how few people are talking about that mess. But for a while, the rest of the sports community can take their focus away from us agents, and start talking about some other common figures…
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Nov
08
The Spotlight On Kenny Rodgers Cannot Help Ian Greengross
Right before I was scheduled to give a speech to the Indiana University Sport Marketing Alliance this past Thursday, I was told that former Florida Gator and current Auburn Tiger, Cam Newton, might have accepted money prior to enrolling at Auburn. The entire conversation started with John Bond, a former Mississippi State quarterback, stating that when…
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May
18
The Deal is Done – Trindon Holliday Signs Contract
Trindon Holliday has chosen to be the guinea pig of this year’s off-season, becoming the first 2010 drafted player to sign, signing a four-year, $2.713 million contract with the Houston Texans. In the NFL, rookie salaries for players drafted in the earlier rounds (especially first round) are typically highly competitive with essentially unlimited upside to…
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Apr
24
Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (4/24/09)
The University of Florida is the #4 party school according to Playboy’s 2009 rankings. The University of Miami is #1. 2L classes have finally come to a close. I turned in my Legal Drafting final yesterday and just completed a 24-hour take home exam in International Human Rights Law. I am mentally and physically drained. …
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Apr
29
How The 1st Round Went Down
By Player Selected 1. Miami Dolphins – Jake Long – OT/Michigan (Tom Condon, Ben Dogra/CAA) 2. St. Louis Rams – Chris Long -DE/Virginia (Marvin Demoff/Morris Yorn Barnes Levine) 3. Atlanta Falcons – Matt Ryan -QB/Boston College (Tom Condon, Ben Dogra/CAA) 4. Oakland Raiders – Darren McFadden – RB/Arkansas (Ian Greengross/GAME) 5. Kansas City Chiefs –…
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