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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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Kremer launching new career
V eteran NFL player agent Ken Kremer has retired from the agent business after a 25-year career, first at IMG and then at CAA Sports . Kremer quietly left CAA, where he had been working since 2006, a few months ago. During his career, he r ...
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App keeps NHLPA members up to speed
During the NHL lockout, NHL Players’ Association Executive Director Don Fehr is working to keep players unified, involved and informed about developments through tried and true methods that he has used for decades, but the union also is using new technology, including an app it created for pla ...
WME signs hall of famer Mullin
W ME has signed basketball hall of famer and ESPN NBA analyst Chris Mullin for representation in all areas, the latest signing of a sports personality by the Hollywood talent firm. WME agents Jim Ornstein and Miles Gidaly will lead a t ...
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NHL players keep insurers busy
S utton Special Risk in the last month has given out quotes on how much it would cost to insure about 100 individual NHL players if they were to take jobs in Europe in the event of an NHL work stoppage, said Colin Fairlie , vice president of sp ...
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History backs trust in Steve Fehr
If negotiations between the NHL and NHL Players’ Association for a new labor deal go off the rails, Steve Fehr, the union’s special counsel and younger brother of NHLPA Executive Director Don Fehr, could be the guy behind the scenes who gets things back on track. ...
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Fegan leaves Lagardère
Powerful NBA player agent Dan Fegan has left Lagardère Unlimited , which acquired his basketball player representation practice two years ago when it bought the former Blue Entertainment Sports Television . “I can confirm I am n ...
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NFL’s promise revealed
Before the end of the NFL lockout 13 months ago, many insiders worried that the time-consuming process of certifying a class of players as part of the antitrust case that had been filed against the league could delay the start of the season. In the end, no class was certified to match what occurred ...
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Broadcast deal for McNabb?
M axx Sports & Entertainment has signed veteran NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb for broadcast work and is close to agreeing to a network deal for the longtime Philadelphia Eagles star. “We are on the cusp of something, but I can&r ...
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NFLPA enters conflict involving LMM
The NFL Players Association is reviewing the relationship between the player representation firm run by Ethan Lock, Eric Metz and Vance Malinovic and a financial advisory group called Your Source Financial and, in turn, that firm’s alleged association with a financial adviser who is being sued ...
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CAA signs X Games champion Huston
C reative Artists Agency has signed 17-year-old X Games gold-medal-winning street skateboarder Nyjah Huston for representation in all areas. CAA will work to create opportunities for Huston in the areas of television, film, licensing and en ...
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