The Agent's Journal
Jack Bechta is one of the most respected agents in the NFL and has represented players for more than two decades. About Jack Bechta
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8 Comments Jul 02
Becoming an agent: part two
Grad programs can be expensive, so check them out.
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8 Comments Jun 30
Two paths to becoming an agent
Law school or grad school: What’s the best route?
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21 Comments Jun 26
Michael Vick's waiting game
Should QB be reinstated? You tell us.
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39 Comments Jun 23
Pros & cons of an 18-game season
The concept has a ripple effect, but it’s probably coming.
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6 Comments Jun 19
Cracking the agent business
Getting in is tough. Staying in is tougher.
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16 Comments Jun 15
A blind eye
A look back at my relationship with client and friend Jermane Mayberry.
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18 Comments Jun 06
D-Day
The experience was humbling, informative and emotional to say the least. The enormity of the invasion operation, the bravery of the soldiers and, most of all, the number of lives that were lost that day is somewhat hard to comprehend, even when you’re...
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15 Comments Jun 01
You're Fired!
The agent business is one of the most competitive and rewarding on the planet. It’s also one of the most insecure.I don’t think Drew Rosenhaus is going to lose much sleep over his recent firing by WR Anquan Boldin, but his ego will be bruised. What he...
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23 Comments May 27
The Standoff Begins!
The public has been brainwashed to believe that all rookie holdouts are driven by the player/agent side. The majority of times, they’re initiated by the agent, but many teams are guilty of not even starting the negotiating process until a few weeks,...
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18 Comments May 05
The Last Shot, The Long Shot!
I’ve noticed a developing trend in which NFL teams use their rookie mini-camps as mini-combines of sorts for players who went unsigned or undrafted. The Bucs, for example, had about 14 signed undrafted free agents (UFAs) and about 36 more unsigned UFAs...
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16 Comments May 04
The Agents Exhale
Even though there will be 256 contracts negotiated this summer for the 2009 draft picks, it’s time for agents to take a little break and exhale. The 2008-2009 draft “cycle,” as we call it, is over.
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24 Comments Apr 29
Wedding Crashers!
Another challenge I had was keeping my wedding tradition alive. Steiny’s wedding was at night, and I always bring a bottle of tequila to the reception – just ask Matt Bowen. Have you ever tried to pour shots without doing one yourself? I knew that Steiny,...
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Jul 03
UFL willing to give Vick a place to play
The new football league would get some much needed... -
Jul 03
Holmes expects to return to the Super Bowl
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Jul 03
Urlacher weighs in on Burress to Bears talk
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Jul 03
Favre jerseys not being mass produced...yet
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Jul 03
Rooney sworn in as ambassador to Ireland
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Jul 03
Titans, Cook strike a deal
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Jul 03
Leaf case in Washington gets dismissed
