Another Sports Agent in Trouble?
If a sports agent gets into trouble, rest assured that his alleged sports agent problems will follow him for the rest of his life.
For instance, consider the case of Robert Caron, an Illinois lawyer who was formerly a sports agent. Almost 15 years ago, several USC football players were suspended for taking gifts from Caron’s sports agency. Now, Caron is in legal trouble (and has terminal brain cancer), and is facing even more charges.
What this illustrates to me is that sports agents, many of whom are governed by no code of ethics or morals, can be held accountable for their actions even when said actions happened in what appears to be another era. I think this is a good thing. Without a code of conduct for sports agents, such as the Rules of Professional Responsibility, which lawyers are required to adhere to, if the Internet is the only thing that holds people accountable – when reporters drag up old ethical violations – maybe more sports agents will think twice before undertaking ethical problems.
