The Agent's Journal

A League Of Their Own?

By Jack Bechta – November 19, 2008 – Post a comment

The Arena Football League has had a few success stories (Greg White, Kurt Warner) and is an opportunity to help players keep their dreams alive, as well as provide them a stage in which to keep honing their skills.

The Texas National Guard

By Jack Bechta – November 10, 2008 – 6 comments

This weekend I traveled to Houston to visit one my best and brightest clients, Chester Pitts, starting left guard for the Texans.

Cleveland Blues

By Jack Bechta – November 3, 2008 – 7 comments

This weekend I visited one of my biggest clients, Eric Steinbach, left guard for the Browns. I saw two ugly things: Eric going down with an injury, and the Browns falling apart in the second half of a game they had control of.

Cheers From London

By Jack Bechta – October 29, 2008 – 4 comments

I had a chance to visit with a few players on Saturday night. Most of them told me that they felt rested, had a good practice week, had comfortable accommodations, and were generally enjoying London. As expected, some players enjoyed it a bit too much.

The Viking Visit

By Jack Bechta – October 17, 2008 – 7 comments

This weekend I was visiting my rookie client, 2nd round draft pick and starting safety for the Vikings, Tyrell Johnson (Arkansas State) in Minneapolis. In the meantime, I caught the sloppiest game of the week between the Vikings and the Lions.

Weekend In Big D

By Jack Bechta – October 7, 2008 – 12 comments

There are 17 weeks in the season, and I make it a priority to see each of my clients, face-to-face. I believe many agents make the same effort, but I am convinced that the ones who don’t– eventually get fired by their clients.

Al Harris Update

By Jack Bechta – September 27, 2008 – 11 comments

Simply put, all opinions and analysis of the spleen trauma have come back with consistent results. There is a laceration of the Spleen which, at this point, will not require surgery.

Harris Hopes To Return In 2008

By Jack Bechta – September 25, 2008 – 18 comments

Although a splenetic injury has to be taken very seriously, Al Harris is determined to play this season and there is new hope of Al returning in several weeks. However, the training and medical staff of the Packers are approaching this injury with extreme diligence and caution.

Game Day for the Agent

By Jack Bechta – September 7, 2008 – 8 comments

Today, any agent with 10 clients or more (I estimate less than 40) is on the road at a game somewhere watching their clients work on the NFL stage.  However, I’m at home today watching several games at once, with two others’ Tivo’d up.
Next week, I will be in Tampa watching two of my starting D-lineman, [...]

Gene Upshaw: South Texas Tough

By Jack Bechta – August 22, 2008 – 3 comments

If you have ever been to the flatlands of South Texas, you know it’s a rugged and unforgiving place.  There’s not much in the way of animal or plant life that can survive there.   The sun bakes the ground to over 115 degrees, the fire ants will eat you alive if the rattlesnakes don’t get [...]

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