Labor and Agents

NFLPA expects to name new Exec Dir by next week

Morning Buzz / Friday, June 23, 2023

NFLPA leaders expect to have a new Exec Dir chosen by June 29, as union staffers have been asked to attend a meet-and-greet with a new leader next Thursday. Senior staff was specifically asked to be in person at HQ in D.C. for the meet-and-greet, and player reps are...

WME Sports snags the most picks in storied NBA Draft

Daily / Friday, June 23, 2023

WME Sports surpassed all agencies by getting five picks during last night's NBA Draft that saw non-U.S. schools dominate the top five picks, twin brothers selected back-to-back and the highly-anticipated move for the Spurs to select Victor Wembanyama as the No. 1 pick. CAA Sports and Wasserman tied at...

NHLPA launches new personal enrichment initiative

Morning Buzz / Thursday, June 22, 2023

The NHLPA is rolling out a new program focused on the personal development of its members. The NHLPA UNLMT initiative will offer players on-demand access to resources aimed at helping them develop a wide range of non-hockey skills, such as finance, real estate, personal branding, leadership and foreign languages....

NFLPA expects to choose executive director next week, sources say

SBJ Newsletters / Thursday, June 22, 2023

We still don’t know the final candidates in the NFLPA’s remarkably low-profile search for a new executive director, but union leaders expect to have a new one chosen by June 29 -- one week from today. NFLPA staffers have been asked to attend a meet-and-greet with a new...

UTA acquires search & consulting firm James & Co.

Morning Buzz / Tuesday, June 20, 2023

United Talent Agency has acquired James & Co., a leading executive search and human capital consulting firm working across the sports, media, entertainment, digital and consumer sectors. The new division within UTA will be led by James & Co. founders Michele James and Roysi...

NCAA, Pac-12, USC respond to NLRB complaint

Morning Buzz / Friday, June 2, 2023

The NCAA, the Pac-12 and USC yesterday "forcefully pushed back "against a complaint from the National Labor Relations Board’s Los Angeles office that "alleges they have unlawfully misclassified college athletes as student-athletes rather than employees." In separate answers to the complaint -- which "specifically applies to athletes in football,...

NFLPA owed $41.8M in licensing and marketing fees

Morning Buzz / Wednesday, May 31, 2023

A close affiliate of the NFLPA, OneTeam Partners, has been "unable to collect" $41.8M of "licensing and sponsorship revenue and pay it to the union" as of the close of its fiscal year. The figures "appear tied to the collapse of the crypto marketplace" and represent "roughly a quarter...

Labor and Agents: Agent Andy Ross reunites with longtime mentor at upstart agency

Weekly / Monday, May 29, 2023

It’s funny how life comes full circle sometimes. Mike Sullivan taught Andy Ross how to be an NFL agent and now, 20 years later, Sullivan is working for his former student. Sullivan, a former NFL agent and former Denver Broncos director...

NHLPA reviewing Dubas' relationship with agent

Closing Bell / Thursday, May 25, 2023

The NHLPA is "reviewing the relationship" between former Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas and his agent at Wasserman for "potential violation of the Certified Agent regulations that govern agent activity." Dubas was represented in his recent negotiations with Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment by Chris Armstrong...

Olympic hopeful Anna Hall to be represented by Octagon

Daily / Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Octagon has signed track and field star Anna Hall, who led the Univ. of Florida to the NCAA Women’s Indoor Team Championship title last year, in advance of the 2024 Paris Games. Peter Carlisle, Octagon Managing Dir of Olympics & Action Sports will be representing her. Hall...

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