NFL will wait on calendar decisions Who’s on Roc Nation’s roster? Execs seek details on NBPA certification Search firm pick possible after Finals Details of NFLPA settlement with coaches Cut in EA revenue costs NFLPA NFLPA’s receipts from EA: $2.16M MLBPA meets with Jay-Z, agency execs IMG adds Fox broadcaster Bradshaw Lagardère CEO discusses company’s growth
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NFL will wait till next year’s draft on other calendar decisions06 / 17 / 13The NFL may re-evaulate the timing of offseason activities that surround its annual draft, but any decisions on schedule changes would not come until after next May’s event, according to Atlanta Falcons President and CEO Rich McKay , who is ... Tags: Labor and Agents |
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Who’s on Roc Nation’s roster?
In less than three months, the attitude in the established sports agent world toward Jay-Z and his Roc Nation Sports has changed from one of almost contempt to resignation, as agents acknowledge they are likely to lose some of their clients to the rap mogul. But along with a grudging acceptance over ...
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Execs seek details on NBPA certification
Individuals from Roc Nation Sports have inquired about the procedure to become certified to represent NBA players in contract talks, although they have not formally applied for certification, according to Robert Gadson, director of security and agent administration for the National Basketball Player ...
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Search firm pick possible after Finals
T he National Basketball Players Association has been researching executive search firms to find a new executive director for the union and may make a decision on a firm after the NBA Finals are over, said Jerry Stackhouse , a member of the play ...
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Details of NFLPA settlement with coaches
The NFLPA’s annual report provides details of the legal settlement reached earlier this year between the union and the NFL Coaches Association. The two groups sued each other in 2012, with the NFLCA arguing the union would not let it tap into a bank account totaling $308,509.69, and the uni ...
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Cut in EA revenue costs NFLPA
Lose most of a category that is commonly a company’s most lucrative, and an overall drop in revenue can be expected. That is what has happened to the NFL Players Association, whose sponsorship and licensing income dipped below $100 million for the 12 months ended Feb. 28, 2013, according to ...
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NFLPA’s receipts from EA: $2.16M
The NFL Players Association got $2.16 million from video game maker Electronic Arts in the 12 months ended Feb. 28, well below the more than $30 million annually the union had previously taken in, according to the group’s annual report, filed last week with the U.S. Department of Labor. Be ...
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MLBPA meets with Jay-Z, agency execs
Jay-Z and two other Roc Nation Sports executives met last month in person with MLB Players Association officials at the union’s headquarters in midtown Manhattan regarding their applications to become certified to represent baseball players in talks with MLB clubs. Jay-Z (whose real name is ...
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IMG adds Fox broadcaster Bradshaw
I MG has signed Hall of Fame quarterback and Fox NFL broadcaster Terry Bradshaw for representation in broadcasting, marketing, sponsorship, endorsements and new business ventures. Bradshaw will be represented by a team of agents led by Ira ...
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Lagardère CEO discusses company’s growth
L agardère SCA Chairman and CEO Arnaud Lagardère said he plans to grow his U.S. sports representation practice, Lagardère Unlimited , and is eying both acquisitions as well as ways to expand the company organically. & ...
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Former Senior Bowl exec Hale joins firm
Headline Media Management, which manages broadcasters and television personalities, has launched a football division to represent NFL and college football coaches, NFL general managers, and other football executives, and has hired former Senior Bowl President Steve Hale to run it. ...
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