Author Examines the Sports Agent Profession and the Nuts and Bolts of Contracts

(Editor’s Note: What follows is an excerpt from Chapter 6 (Sports Agents and Contracts) of Rules of the Game: Sports Law, an engaging and informative book written by one of the leading authorities in the field, Michael E. Jones. Jones teaches art, sport and media law at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He began as an agent for professional athletes and TV celebrities and went on to co-create the Association of Representatives of Professional Athletes, which was later assigned to the NFL