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Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve received a huge volume of e-mails for all sorts of remarkable deals that range from new licensing deals to medical miracles to more golf outings (that’s in addition to all the get-rich-quick schemes and Nigerian scam deals!). Among the most common e-mails of late have been those “recruitment” sites that ask all retired players to sign up for a licensing deal immediately. Lots of talk and absolutely no substance on just exactly what they intend to do once they have your name on that licensing agreement. They don’t tell you exactly how they intend to represent you or what to expect in terms of payment. Just sign up to be included and we’ll take care of the details later. The worst part? They don’t disclose any information whatsoever on what their cut will be. Some of the retired players in our network have inquired about this new deal and we want to describe a real-life scenario and let you make your own minds up.

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