Getting the Draft Choices signed

[CaliforniaCheez]

Three weeks until Training Camp and it is time to get the draft choices signed.
Here is a simple look at the agents for the draft picks that Andrew Brandt will be negotiating.

Hawk

Mike McCartney
Priority Sports & Entertainment
325 N. LaSalle Street
Suite 650
Chicago IL, 60610
Phone312) 664-7700
Fax: (312) 664-5172

Better known clients: Haloti Ngata, Luis Castillo, Dominic Rhodes, Josh McCown
16 Active Contracts with NFLPA
Don't forsee major problems.


Colledge

Jeff Sperbeck
http://www.octagonfootball.com/mains/jeff_personnel.htm
Octagon
2121 N. California Blvd.
Suite 1025
Walnut Creek CA, 94596-0000
Phone925) 279-2700
Fax: (925) 279-2701

Better known clients- Dontarrius Thomas, Odell Thurman, the retired John Elway
7 Active Contracts with NFLPA

I have not heard of any problems with this agent.


Jennings and Blackmon

Eugene Parker
Maximum Sports Management
196 N. Main Street
Roanoke IN, 46783
Phone260) 672-9480
Fax: (260) 672-1310

Better known clients-Emmitt Smith, Hines Ward, Cedric Benson
18 Active contracts with NFLPA

This guy screwed up the Cedric Benson negotiation last year. He held out without getting more money than was offered 6 weeks prior to signing. Emmitt Smith once missed the first 2 games of the season. Parker could cause problem negotiations.

Hodge

Mitch Frankel
Impact Sports
2799 NW Boca Raton Blvd.
#203
Boca Raton FL, 33431
Phone818)623-2800
Fax: (818)623-2810

Better known clients- Mike Williams, David Boston, Na'il Diggs, Lawrence Phillips, Jamal Lewis
15 active contract with NFLPA

He has represented guys with off field problems but still gets deals done. He should get a good deal for Hodge on time.

Spitz

Ralph Cindrich
http://www.cindrich.com/clients.htm
Cindrich & Company
Cindrich Center
552 Washington Avenue
Pittsburgh PA, 15106
Phone412)429-1250
Fax: (412)429-1260

Better known clients Adrian Klemm, Brian Griese, James Farrior, Jonathan Orr
36 Active contracts with NFLPA

This guy seems to get deals done. This may be one of the easier negotiations.


Rodgers

Vincent Taylor
Capital Sports & Entertainment
98 San Jacinto
Suite 430
Austin TX, 78701
Phone713)545-4440
Fax: (512)476-0611

Better known client- Ahmad Hall in the upcoming supplemental draft.
One active contract with the NFLPA
Little is known of this agent.

Martin

Jimmy Sexton
Athletic Resource Management
1100 Ridgeway Loop Road
Suite 500
Memphis TN, 38120-0000
Phone901) 761-8500
Fax: (901) 761-8518

Some clients Bill Parcell, Nick Saban, LaDainian Tomlinson, Chad Clifton, Drew Brees, Antonio Gates
37 Active Contracts with NFLPA

His Early Career Memory: "I was a sophomore in college (1984). My suitemate was Reggie White. I worked as a manager for the Tennessee football team. The USFL paid my way to go to the Hula Bowl, to keep an eye on Reggie White because they were interested in signing him. At the end of that week, he signed with the Memphis Showboats of the USFL and said I was his agent. I was 20-years-old. It was (a contract for) over a million dollars ... a five-year contract for $5.5 million. At the time, the highest-paid defensive player in the NFL was $400,000. So it was huge. It was what they offered."

This agent can bring some trouble to the negotiations. He held out Phillip Rivers The Antonio Gates negotiation was not easy causing him to miss first game of last season. The Packers can survive a hold out by Martin.

Moll

Jim Grogan
Grogan & Associates, LLC
4873 Ramcreek Trail
Reno NV, 89509
Phone775) 544-5072
Fax: (775) 770-2251

Known Clients ???
3 Active Contracts with NFLPA
Too little information to comment on this agent.

Jolly

Brian E. Overstreet
http://www.angelfire.com/pro/juliotx/menu.htm
E. Overstreet Sports Management
1314 Texas Avenue
Suite 1200
Houston TX, 77002
Phone713) 228-4529
Fax: (713) 228-9987

Better known clients Robert Ferguson, Quincy Morgan, Stocker McDougle,
13 Active Contracts with NFLPA
Found this problem with this agent
http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/index...&featureId=1170

CULVER

Bill Heck
Sportstars
2338 NW Professional Drive
Corvallis OR, 97330
Phone:
Fax: (541) 758-4019

Better known clients Josh Bidwell, Tank Johnson, Ricky Manning Jr.
10 Active Contracts with NFLPA

This guy is a CPA and really hasn't had bad negotiations that I can find.

TOLLEFSON

Josh Wright already got his client signed.
He has 23 Active Contracts with NFLPA

[Harlan Huckleby]

what the f? contact info for agents???

[GrnBay007]

I wonder how the players go about picking an agent...there are probably tons out there.

Think the agents start selling themselves to the good college players early??

[Harlan Huckleby]

I would guess it is 90% by referral. College guys get reports from players who graduate ahead of them.

Must be a damn tough business to break into.

[GrnBay007]

It would be interesting to learn more about this whole process.

Maybe the Admin here could get Mr. Rosenhaus as a guest speaker to do a little question and answer session.


Anyway, interesting info californiacheez....and welcome to Packer Rats!!

[CaliforniaCheez]

what the f? contact info for agents???

It's there if you don't like the way he is handling negotiations for his client.

Most guys signed with agents near their college.

[RashanGary]

It's there if you don't like the way he is handling negotiations for his client.

Most guys signed with agents near their college.

LOL...Maybe we can slash their tires and burn their houses down.

[packer4life]

good post cheez.

[MadtownPacker]

Wow, where did find all this stuff Cheeze? Great research.

[CaptainKickass]

Nice job Cheez -

You just gotta love the info available on the internet. It's damn amazing.

[Patler]

The Bears are way ahead of the Packers this year:

"After agreeing to terms with Williams on Saturday and Hester on Sunday, the Bears have five of their seven draft picks in the fold.' (nfl.com)

[Guiness]

Of the agents listed, I think Eugene Parker worries me the most. However, he got pwned by the Bears last year, so maybe he learnt his lesson.

Another one that concers me is Rodger's agent, Taylor - I wonder if he's Corey's homeboy. If so, he might be a prick, or might get schooled.

Overstreet is a concern simply because his company websight is on Angelfire!!!

[KYPack]

I'll join the chorus, Cheez.

Nice data.

Did you get this from a site, or do the work yerself?

Either way, good post.

[CaliforniaCheez]

Well I only had the names from

http://www.packers.com/draft/2006/

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=416808

and just yahoo'ed and googled the rest.

I only remembered Jimmy Sexton from how he handled the Clifton contract.

Anyway, not much else happens until this month until training camp.
I like to keep up on the events at hand.

I hoped someone else had some info on the agents.

[packerpete]

Well I only had the names from

http://www.packers.com/draft/2006/

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=416808

and just yahoo'ed and googled the rest.

I only remembered Jimmy Sexton from how he handled the Clifton contract.

Anyway, not much else happens until this month until training camp.
I like to keep up on the events at hand.

I hoped someone else had some info on the agents.

Yeah Cheez, here is some more info on agents...

THEYRE ALL PARASITIC PRICKS!!