Impact of Agents in Sports: Insight on Private Negotiations

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00:00A lot of these agents nowadays want the attention, which is why you'll see Ian Rappaport or Schefter

00:09or Shams be like, this contract was negotiated by agent Tom Smith.

00:15And it's like, who cares?

00:16Like, I don't know who Matt Stafford's agent is, or do I care?

00:22How it gets ironed out.

00:24They usually don't have negative things leak out about their organization.

00:28And to me, that's a very healthy sign that everybody's on the same page.

00:33Stetson Bennett being the number one, like we know nothing.

00:36Correct.

00:37And that dude disappeared.

00:38Yes.

00:39This is a national champion.

00:40Two times.

00:41Like two times.

00:43And we know nothing.

00:44We know nothing.

00:45Right.

00:46And so to me, that's a great sign that that organization is buttoned up.

00:50And if they didn't want things to get out, they don't get out.

00:53And so if they don't want this contract talked about, whether because they gave Stafford

00:57so much money or he cut them a deal and they just don't want people to know, it works.