Today I wanted to discuss exactly what requirements must be completed in order to be a certified NFL agent.  First I would like to say congratulations on making this decision but remember anything great takes time, patient, resilience, and innovation.  The NFL is very stringent when it comes to applying to become an agent due to issues in the past and raising the bar for more qualified serious hopefuls.  Below are the requirements but I would like to go into further detail to clarify...

Following my dream of being an NFL and NBA agent I regularly follow various websites that are geared to give current and up and coming agents information about what agencies signed which athlete, and unfortunately which ones just left.  I can only imagine the feeling that the agent gets when receiving a termination letter from their client.  A feeling of anger, disbelief, shock, and asking oneself “What did I do wrong?”  Whether you have worked with a client for 6 months, a year,...

Upon reading various articles on Experts Views on Business Plans I learned a lot of valuable concepts, ideas, and strategies.  One of the ideals that stood out was by Patti Brotherton.  Patti would sit down at the end of the year and reflect on what has transpired over the last year and figure out what she can do better goals wise as well as growth wise.  I feel this is a great tool for any business owner to get a better understanding of what works and what does not in their practice. ...

The first individual I would like to talk about would be Mark Cuban the owner of the Dallas Mavericks.  At the age of 31 Mark and his friend Todd Wagner started AudioNet back in 1995 which eventually became Broadcast.com in 1998 and had grown to 330 employees, they had eventually sold the company for $5.9 billion in Yahoo stock.  After Mark went on to various business ventures none more bigger than purchasing the Dallas Mavericks in 2000.  Mark has also been an investor in many different...

Breaking Down a New NFL Agent Cost I’m sure at one point or another we all have seen the movie Jerry Maguire starring Tom Cruise that gave an insider look on what exactly happens in the sports agency world.  Just to give the readers exactly how it works and some of the cost incurred in starting this new endeavor, I wanted to give a breakdown of the cost.  First the NFLPA made it a few years back that if an individual wanted to sit for the agent certification exam they would need an advance...

5 years ago, a college scout or recruiter would have to drive several hours to watch, meet, and entice a potential recruit for their university.  This due to the fact that technology was not as advance and it was difficult to get up to date information on a specific athlete, including real live stats.  With the advancement of technology recruiters are having a much easier time canvassing and zeroing in on what athletes they want to recruit and which ones they want to spend their time...

I recently had the opportunity to speak with David Canter, chairman and ceo of DEC mgmt. Some of David’s highlights consist of negotiating a 9 yr. 135.75 million dollar deal for running back Stephen Davis.  Also negotiating the largest ever NFL playing contract for a punter representing pro bowler Todd Sauerbrun. After giving a brief introduction of my background and myself I wanted to ask David more in depth questions in regards to the sports agency field. I noticed you have Strong Safety...