Steven Jackson has finally ended his holdout. The centerpiece of the St. Louis Rams offense is back on the practice field after accruing around $400,000 worth of fines during his hiatus from Rams preseason camp. Yet, $400,000 won’t seem like much to Jackson anymore, since he is now the league’s highest paid running back. According […]
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Mexico City. London. Toronto. If you are an NFL fan and are not familiar with these three cities, you should be. These are the three locations outside of the United States where NFL Regular Season games have been played. In 2005, the Arizona Cardinals and San Fransisco 49ers faced off in Mexico City. In 2007, […]
With all the ballyhoo surrounding the NY Jets’ recent hiring of FSU Cowgirl, Jenn Sterger, as a game day host, you might be surprised to know Sterger aspired to become a sports agent before Brent Musburger made her famous. In response to being asked what she would be doing now if Musburger never spotted her, she […]
Can’t wait to see what the Brian Westbrook contract looks like. We are talking about a guy who is being talked about as being a potential number two overall pick in many fantasy football drafts this year. He is already on his third agent since joining the NFL and seems to like his new agent […]
Maybe Keith Rivers read Paul Schackman’s post. Doubt it. But Rivers did sign last night, leaving Derrick Harvey as the only first-round pick yet to sign with his team. Ken Kremer may be waiting for market value, but the former University of Florida defensive-end is missing valuable snaps while holding out. Many have recently been […]
With training camps now under way, there remains only two 1st round picks yet to sign deals: Jacksonville’s Derrick Harvey who went eighth, and Cincinnati’s Keith Rivers who went ninth. The Jaguars’ displeasure with the Harvey holdout has been made pretty apparent. Harvey’s representatives want money similar to what the 7th pick, Sedrick Ellis received. […]
Following up on the excellent post made by Vinson Vadakara…if his pay scale were in place, the Jacksonville Jaguars would be a happier organization. Former University of Florida sack machine, Derrick Harvey, continues his holdout because he apparently is not being offered the market value at his slot. A slotting pay scale system would obviously […]
Rookies. Veterans. Doesn’t really matter who you are anymore in the NFL, but if you are unhappy with your contract, chances are you are holding out. The holdout has become a normal occurrence in NFL training camps, and it hurts all parties involved. Training camps are used to build team chemistry, help get new personnel […]
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#4 Joe Smith
This past Saturday, the NY Jets released back-up punter Joe Smith, who wears jersey number 4. Brett Favre also signed his papers to be reinstated into the NFL on Tuesday. Could this be an omen for the emergence of Brett Favre to the city of bright lights and big buildings? As if that is not enough fuel to fuel Jets […]
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Brett The Jet
As always, SportsAgentBlog.com attempts to follow up on all previous posts and information that we have passed on. On that note, here is the latest from the Brett Favre saga in Green Bay. A source has told Chris Mortensen that the New York Jets have officially received permission to talk to retired Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre. […]