Law Practice
Sep. 9, 2014
Sports agents pursuing law degrees, but also confronting ethical challenges
The NFLPA amended its certification process in 2011 to require player representatives to possess a post-graduate degree. The change has sent both current and aspiring agents to pursue advanced - often law - degrees.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In the early fall of 1987, Leigh Steinberg faced a dilemma. The NFL Players Association had gone on strike in hopes of leveraging a better collective bargaining agreement. The NFL, meanwhile, meant to continue the season with substitute players. To deter that plan, the NFLPA forbade agents like Steinberg from signing their clients to replacement deals. Steinberg's clients weighed the option of crossing th...
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