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Top NFL Sports Agencies (Post-2013 NFL Draft)

By on May 22, 2013 in Sports Business, Sports Jobs

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) Main agent(s): Tom Condon, Ben Dogra, Jimmy Sexton Many consider CAA to not only be the best NFL sports agency, but the best agency regardless of sport. Similar to how many NCAA conferences are joining together to form super-conferences, CAA is essentially a “super-agency.” Tom Condon may in fact be consideredRead more →

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Geno Smith’s Guide on How NOT To Go Pro

By on May 3, 2013 in Sports Business

Every April the NFL welcomes a new crop of rookies into the professional ranks via the NFL Draft. Teams map out their Draft plans, after accumulating every possible piece of data available on these prospects. They debate the value of each player, scrutinizing every little detail. Teams know they MUST select the right players, becauseRead more →

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2013 NFL 1st Round Draft Pick Twitter Accounts

By on May 3, 2013 in Social Media in Sports

Another National Football League draft has occurred. The Kansas Ciy Chiefs left the draft with top selection Eric Fisher, while the Minnesota Vikings scored the biggest haul, grabbing three first round picks. The New York Jets picked up a couple of highly touted prospects, while the Buffalo Bills took the only quarterback in the firstRead more →

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2013 NFL Draftees and their Sports Agents

By on May 3, 2013 in Social Media in Sports

The 2013 NFL draft has come and gone. Eric Fisher was selected first overall by the Kansas City Chiefs out of Central Michigan, as the Chiefs hope to re-invigorate a devoted fanbase who watched the team fail miserably last season with a record of 2-14. Fisher is projected to make close to $22 million withRead more →

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2013 NFL Draft Madness & Analysis

By on April 26, 2013 in Sports Business

Excitement. Anticipation. Mystery. Anxiety. No, I’m not describing the latest action movie, I’m talking about the NFL Draft! And this does not just apply to fans; there is also some intense emotion inside of every one of the 32 team Draft rooms. I have seen a complete range of emotions expressed as I worked inRead more →

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Quarterback Dominoes 2013 – Part II

By on April 12, 2013 in Sports Business, Uncategorized

Quarterback changes happen in the NFL every off-season, but how have teams gone about making a switch? After describing what makes a great quarterback last week, let’s connect the dots on changes made this off-season. Why was a change made and what ripple effect did it have? (Notice the number of trades due to theRead more →

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Quarterback Dominoes 2013 – Part I

By on April 5, 2013 in Sports Business

So what makes a great NFL quarterback? Is it arm strength or accuracy? What about the ability to read and diagnose defenses? Is it having awareness or pocket presence? Is it being multidimensional as a threat to run or pass? What about years of experience, injury history, or composure? Is the most important element theRead more →

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“Must Follows” for 2013 NFL Draft Information

By on April 4, 2013 in Social Media in Sports

The NFL Draft has become the Super bowl of the off-season.  The NFL has taken what is essentially a human resources function, and turned it into a three-day event. The NFL Draft is: Sponsored by some of the most successful companies in the world Broadcast by two networks Watched by 25 million people last year. Unfortunately,Read more →

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What is the “Sponsorship Snapshot?”

By on April 1, 2013 in Sports Sponsorship

Navigate Research Launches Cost-Effective, Accurate Sponsorship Research Solution In the beginning of the year, us sports fans chuckled at Visa’s commercials as the chatty, five-year-old girl bombarded Ray Lewis with questions such as “What’s your favorite color?” and as unbeknownst to Coach Harbaugh an epic speech is given to the 49ers in their locker roomRead more →

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Urlacher Dared the Bears

By on March 29, 2013 in Sports Business

Like so many other aging veteran athletes, Urlacher perceived his value to be much higher than it realistically was. He had grown accustomed to being paid as one of the highest paid players at his position with the security of multi-year contracts.

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Manti Te’o Giving up Social Media? Is he Doing the Right Thing?

By on March 26, 2013 in Social Media in Sports

Is Stopping the Right Thing to do? No we haven’t lost our minds here at Sports Networker.  We want to dig deeper.  Do you give something up because it didn’t work out for you the way you envisioned it?  Okay not just work out, but really almost cost you your career. A few weeks ago oneRead more →

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Sports Technology: The Greatest Wi-Fi Network in Football

By on March 20, 2013 in Sports Technology

The San Francisco 49ers are in the process of building Santa Clara Stadium and it is expected to include many up-to-date and even advanced features, one of which will include the greatest stadium Wi-Fi network of all-time, revolutionizing sports technology. The stadium is set to open its doors for the start of the 2014 seasonRead more →

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