Jack Bechta is one of the most respected agents in the NFL and has represented players for more than two decades. About Jack Bechta
Grad programs can be expensive, so check them out.
Law school or grad school: What’s the best route?
Should QB be reinstated? You tell us.
The concept has a ripple effect, but it’s probably coming.
Getting in is tough. Staying in is tougher.
A look back at my relationship with client and friend Jermane Mayberry.
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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.
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,...