Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules
As I reported earlier today, Robert Quinn’s former agent Carl Carey, Jr. is suing Quinn, Quinn’s Business Manager, Impact Sports Football, LLC, and two of Impact Sports’ agents based on what I deem to be only two counts worth litigating – 1) tortious interference with contract and conspiracy; and 2) breach of contract. But the Robert Quinn drama…
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Carl Carey, Jr. and his company, Champion Proconsulting Group, Inc. filed a Complaint against former University of North Carolina defensive end Robert Quinn, Quinn’s Business Manager, Impact Sports Football, LLC, and two of Impact Sports’ agents. Carey, Jr. wants to make sure that the first $300,000 Quinn receives from his contract with the St. Louis Rams…
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On July 1, 2011, Michael McAdoo filed a Complaint in North Carolina against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill along with its Chancellor, H. Holden Thorp, and the NCAA. McAdoo was a football player at UNC until the NCAA ruled that he was permanently ineligible to perform in intercollegiate athletics based on McAdoo’s alleged receipt of $110 in improper…
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Yet another player selected in the 2011 NFL Draft has changed representation prior to even being permitted to sign with the team that drafted him. However, this time that player has not made the jump to Drew Rosenhaus. Instead, Kelvin Sheppard, who was taken in the third round (#68 overall) by the Buffalo Bills, has…
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The off-season de el Rosenhaus continues. Drew Rosenhaus has picked up yet another player who was taken in the 2011 NFL Draft. Former University of North Carolina wide-receiver Greg Little has officially made the switch from Octagon to Rosenhaus Sports Representation. Little was selected in the 2nd round (#59 overall) by the Cleveland Browns. If…
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What: 2011 College Sport Research Institute (CSRI) Conference When: April 20-22, 2011 Where: William C. Friday Center for Continuing Education at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (map) April 20 Panels 8:30am – 9:45am: Show Me The Manual! NCAA Regulations, Agents, and Amateurism Jason Belzer — President of Global Athlete Management Enterprises, Inc. (GAME, Inc.) and current…
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The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is back in the ACC Championship game, facing a familiar foe in Duke (the team we covered just yesterday). I will certainly be switching over to that game when there are breaks in the Florida Gators vs. Kentucky Wildcats match-up for the SEC Championship. Much like Duke, North…
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At 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, 2011, Sam Cabrera, a special agent for the North Carolina Secretary of State, obtained a search warrant to reach bank records from Gary Wichard’s Bank of America account located in the state. A Superior Court Judge issued the warrant, which must be executed by 4:30 p.m. today. In…
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The NFL has announced all 329 combine invites on its Combine Official Invite List. Ignore the fact that the title of the webpage says it is the 2009 list – it is actually this year’s list of Combine invites. The Combine will certainly be wide-receiver heavy, with a total of 46 WR of the 329…
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We have chronicled the variety of NCAA investigations over the past year and blamed agents and players for violating NCAA rules and regulations. Ignorance of the rules and regulations potentially jeopardize student-athletes’ eligibility to play college sports and could harm the educational institutions that the players represent. Schools have Compliance officers who are paid in-part…
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