Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules
An agent makes up only one part of what should be a comprehensive athlete business team. There may be many other components to that team, including public relations specialists, accountants, and financial advisors. Recently, my friend Jared Zwerling of ESPN.com interviewed Mark Doman, who is the financial advisor for Landry Fields of the New York Knicks. Doman…
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Sports agents talk to already represented players all the time, but rarely do such communications get covered by the media. When Scott Boras is involved; however, the media takes note. Recently, Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reported that New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes is being courted by Boras. Brian Costa of the Wall Street…
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Staying on the topic of Drew Rosenhaus and the 2011 NFL Draft, the man seems to be on a mission to sign players who were represented by another entity on the days of the Draft, even though he cannot negotiate the terms of their rookie contracts yet. Earlier today, I reported that Rosenhaus signed former…
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Shelvin Mack’s agent selection process was fun to watch. On May 9, 2011, I noted that he had narrowed the agencies down to three: Octagon, The Neustadt Group, andASM Sports. Each group had plans to visit Mack and his family in Louisville, Kentucky. One week later, and Mack has made his decision. He will be represented by…
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Sharp shooter Shelvin Mack from Butler has placed his name into the 2011 NBA Draft player pool and will not be returning to school for his senior season. Instead, Mack is deep into the process of interviewing agents, narrowing down the group of potential suitors to three: Octagon, The Neustadt Group, and ASM Sports. The three…
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Round 1 1. Carolina - QB Cam Newton ~ Auburn - Agent: Bus Cook, Tony Paige, Chitta Mallik (B.C. Sports/Perennial Sports) 2. Denver - LB Von Miller ~ Texas A&M - Agent: Athletes First 3. Buffalo - DT Marcell Dareus ~ Alabama - Agent: Todd France 4. Cincinnati - WR A.J. Green ~ UGA – Agent: Creative Artists Agency 5. Arizona - CB Patrick Peterson ~ LSU – Agent: Patrick Lawlor (Galaxy Sports) 6. Atlanta - WR Julio Jones…
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The battle for the right to represent Jimmer Fredette has come to an abrupt end. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports broke the news yesterday when he reported that Fredette has signed with Jeff Austin and Chris Emens of Octagon. The men at Octagon will aim to continue Jimmer fever that has swept across the country…
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Round 1 1. Carolina - QB Cam Newton ~ Auburn - Agent: Bus Cook, Tony Paige, Chitta Mallik (B.C. Sports/Perennial Sports) 2. Denver - LB Von Miller ~ Texas A&M - Agent: Athletes First 3. Buffalo - DT Marcell Dareus ~ Alabama - Agent: Todd France 4. Cincinnati - WR A.J. Green ~ UGA – Agent: Creative Artists Agency 5. Arizona - CB Patrick Peterson ~ LSU – Agent: Patrick Lawlor (Galaxy Sports) 6. Atlanta - WR Julio Jones…
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Round 1 1. Carolina (2-14) - QB Cam Newton ~ Auburn - Agent: Bus Cook, Tony Paige, Chitta Mallik (B.C. Sports/Perennial Sports) 2. Denver (4-12) - LB Von Miller ~ Texas A&M - Agent: Athletes First 3. Buffalo (4-12) - DT Marcell Dareus ~ Alabama - Agent: Todd France 4. Cincinnati (4-12) - WR A.J. Green ~ Georgia - Agent: Creative Artists Agency 5. Arizona (5-11) - CB Patrick Peterson ~ LSU – Agent: Patrick Lawlor (Galaxy Sports)…
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Since being drafted in 2008, Earl Bennett has caught 100 balls for a total of 1,278 yard and 5 touchdowns. The former 3rd rounder from Vanderbilt has had moderate success in the NFL, but by this point in career, many people expected him to be gaining more than 561 yards in a regular season, which…
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