Judge Affirms Arbitration Award to Estate of Sports Agent

A federal judge from the Eastern District of Virginia has confirmed an arbitration award that requires Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs to pay a quarter of million dollars to the family of his former agent.   In so ruling, the court affirmed that Suggs owed the money, $234,800 plus interest, to the family even though the agent, Gary Wichard, had died and Suggs had signed on with a new agent.   On January 3, 2003, Wichard entered into a Standard Representation Agreement (SRA) w