Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules
On Tuesday, July 27, 2011, Pat Dye Jr. welcomed Len Pasquarelli of The Sports Xchange into his SportsTrust Advisors office to observe what was expected to be a day of madness – the first day teams could contact veteran free agents and rookies since the start of the NFL lockout. Pasquarelli’s subsequent write-up describes what sounds to be a busy day at…
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The Oakland Raiders certainly want to keep free agent tight end Zach Miller on the team’s roster whenever NFL games resume, and many people believe the tight end is not going to be leaving the silver and black. However, the Raiders will have to pay him good second contract money, from which Creative Artists Agency…
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Still want to be an NFL agent, right? Move as far away from Florida as imaginable and make sure to provide your client the least amount of publicity as possible, or else risk losing him to Drew Rosenhaus. All kidding aside, minus the costs (time and money), shady business, and sleepless nights involved, are you…
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Yelling JaMarcus Russell in an Oakland, California theater is almost like yelling fire – everyone is going to look for the nearest exit. The Raiders are not too happy with their investment in the former #1 overall pick and are going to do whatever they can to pay him the least amount of money as possible.…
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I love it when friends of mine in this competitive industry strike record deals for their clients. That’s why I smiled yesterday when I read that Sebastian Janikowski signed the largest deal in the history of the NFL for a player at his position (kicker). He has the opportunity to make $16 million on his…
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Last updated: April 16, 2010 ROUND ONE 1. St. Louis Rams – Sam Bradford – QB – Oklahoma (CAA) 2. Detroit Lions – Nndamukong Suh – DT – Nebraska (Maximum Sports) 3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Gerald McCoy – DT – Oklahoma (CAA/Kelli Masters) 4. Washington Redskins – Russell Okung – OT – Oklahoma State…
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Drew Rosenhaus did not have a single player taken in the first-round of this draft (he does represent the first pick of the 2nd round, Louis Delmas). When’s the last time there was a Rosenhaus-free first round? I’m sure he kept himself very busy during the first-round, anyway. Michael Mitchell, the biggest surprise of Day…
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1. Detroit Lions: Matthew Stafford (QB, Georgia) -Stafford is the only player that makes sense here for the Lions. As crazy as it sounds the Lions do have some weapons on offense, now they need a long term signal caller. 2. St. Louis Rams: Jason Smith (OT, Baylor) -With Orlando Pace’s career soon coming to…
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With the Super Bowl out of the way it’s now time to focus on the next biggest event: The NFL Draft. 1. Detroit Lions: Matthew Stafford (QB, Georgia) -Stafford is the only player that makes sense here for the Lions. As crazy as it sounds the Lions do have some weapons on offense. Now they…
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The Seattle Supersonics left the state of Washington to relocate the franchise to Oklahoma City only months ago. The move brought a lot of drama, and pain to Seattle fans. Since losing the Los Angeles Rams franchise in 1994, the city of Los Angeles has been shopping for a potential NFL team to represent the…
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