About

The National Football Post is founded on the vision of creating the definitive forum where news, information and insight come together through voices of experienced NFL executives, agents, and current and former NFL players.  These professional football insiders will bring a unique and previously unavailable glimpse into the inner workings of NFL front offices, locker rooms and playing fields.  Unlike any other outlet for news about America’s most popular sport, The National Football Post provides organic news, opinion, analysis and knowledge that are not presently found in the sports information service industry.  Our insiders will use their respective experiences, access and knowledge to allow all those who consume professional football to have the ultimate portal to see the inner workings of their favorite pastime.

The Team:

Andrew Brandt

• Recognized by ESPN, NFL Network and Pro Football Weekly as one of the top Salary Cap Managers in the NFL
• Handled all player contract negotiations and Cap management for Green Bay Packers from 1999-2008, a period where Packers had best winning percentage in NFL
• Represented and managed top athletes including Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Boomer Esiason, Ricky Williams, Matt Hasselbeck and Adam Vinatieri
• General Manager of NFL World League’s Barcelona Dragons, reached inaugural World Bowl
• Professor and lecturer of sports business and sports law at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and Georgetown University Law School
• Regular Contributor to Fox Business Channel, NFL Network, ESPN Radio, Sporting News Radio and Sirius Radio, Sports Business Journal and The Huffington Post

Michael Lombardi

• 23 years as a high level executive in the NFL
• 12 years in the NFL Playoffs
• 5 Conference Championship games
• 2 Super Bowls: Win (1984) Loss (2003)
• 26 years of professionally evaluating football players (college & pro)
• Host, CBS Sports “NFL Pregame Show”
• Has worked with the San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Denver Broncos
• Talent and writer for Sports Illustrated, NFL Network and SI.com
• Author, MichaelLombardi.com, a blog becoming well‐known in insider circles

Jack Bechta

• Executive Producer, Creator: “Super Agent”, in conjunction with Spike TV and Universal Studios
• Helped No Fear grow their sales three‐fold within two years by giving them access and association with NFL Players
• Certified NFL Contract Advisor with over 15 active clients
• Investment Banking experience with EF Hutton and Kidder Peabody
• Facilitated Jim Harbaugh’s rise from Division‐IAA Head Coach to Pac‐10 head coach at Stanford University

Joe Fortenbaugh

• Worked as an NFL Agent from 2003-2006 at JB Sports, Inc.
• Graduated from Thomas Jefferson School of Law (San Diego) in 2006
• Law School focus in Sports Law, Entertainment Law, Employment Law, Contracts and Negotiations
• Graduated from the Pennsylvania State University in 2003
• Member of the Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity
• Interned with Federal Judge Harvey Bartle III at the Federal Courthouse in Philadelphia (2002)

Matt Bowen

• Played seven years in the NFL for four different teams from 2000-2006
• Has written for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The Washington Times, The Washington Examiner, Pro Football Weekly, BuffaloBills.com, The Niagara Gazette, and The Daily Iowan
• Currently writing for the Chicago Sun Times
• Currently pursuing his Masters in Writing and Publishing at DePaul University (Chicago)
• Graduated from Iowa with a BA in Journalism