ESPN Reports Rashan Gary to Start Own Sports Agency
ESPN article on Rashan Gary Sports Agency. Rashan decided to change the economic model of sports agency to reduce the agent burden. His Mom, a licensed agent and a marketing employee seem to be involved. He has signed one other athlete besides himself. Go Rashan.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2019/story/_/id/25823290/rashan-gary-eyes-legacy-own-sports-agency
January 22nd, 2019 at 4:35 PM ^
Even better that it says "Exclusive to all newspapers."
January 22nd, 2019 at 4:59 PM ^
This article provides a lot more color and detail than the press release in December. Gil Brandt comes of as a real prick in the article, seriously fuck him.
Wasn’t there a professor/program at Michigan that was a big deal in the Hand recruitment that was focused on Sports Marketing/Management?
It makes for a real nice recruiting pitch when a kid chooses Michigan for the academics and it actually benefits them. Really rooting for the success of his agency.
January 22nd, 2019 at 5:09 PM ^
Again?
January 22nd, 2019 at 5:35 PM ^
Will this help him get a Saturday during a meaningful game?
January 22nd, 2019 at 5:49 PM ^
January 22nd, 2019 at 6:31 PM ^
I mean, I suppose we'll leave it in case people missed it - funny that it is being reported today, but this originally came out around Christmas, I believe.
January 23rd, 2019 at 7:30 AM ^
A little more content in this story but it is old news. My mistake.
January 22nd, 2019 at 7:08 PM ^
Wait, Rashan declared for the draft? Who knew!
January 22nd, 2019 at 7:27 PM ^
Isn’t this news as old as the hills??
January 22nd, 2019 at 7:57 PM ^
Rashan who? Not a fan. Could care less what he’s up to.
January 22nd, 2019 at 10:46 PM ^
I share your position. He put himself ahead of the team. Maybe he can draft a contract that allows him to avoid games when they don't reach a certain level of importance.
January 22nd, 2019 at 8:09 PM ^
He may be looking at Rob Pelinka's career that he can be on both sides of the sports business.
January 22nd, 2019 at 8:28 PM ^
In other news I heard the University of Michigan is starting their own football team as well!!
Go Blue!!
January 22nd, 2019 at 11:19 PM ^
Best of luck to Rashan, hope it works out for him!
Was wondering about the rules (if any) of professional athletes having equity in a sports agency. Obviously, it appears it is allowed in the NFL if Rashan has gone this far. To me it seems like a bit of a slippery slope. In theory couldn't you funnel additional compensation to players under the guise of a "marketing deal" to incentive a free agent to join the active player/agency owner's team? Ex. Player X (Member of Team A) has a majority equity stake in agency, Player Y is offered a 4 year maximum contract from Team A & Team B. Player Y is incentivized to join Team A because he knows that he will get a $5 million marketing deal from Player X's agency.
One high profile instance was the NBA investigating Lebron and a potential equity stake in Klutch Sports (Run by his longtime friend Rich Paul). Perhaps there is a *wink wink* agreement that LeBron takes a stake when he retires from basketball. So the NBA prohibits agency ownership but apparently the NFL does not?
Again, I am fairly certain Rashan + Ms. Coney have done research into it and I applaud the entrepreneurial spirit. Does anybody have any additional insight on the topic?
January 23rd, 2019 at 12:59 AM ^
He should start his own accounting firm next.
You know, since he's starting businesses he's completely unqualified to run.
January 23rd, 2019 at 1:26 AM ^
this will fail