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Month: November 2008
Vrabel And Union Thoughts
Mike Vrabel of the New England Patriots had some insightful and incisive comments in Sunday’s Boston Herald in an article by Ron Borges.
The Texas National Guard
This weekend I traveled to Houston to visit one my best and brightest clients, Chester Pitts, starting left guard for the Texans.
Chester has one of the best stories in all of football. He was bagging groceries while attending San Diego State as a freshman, when he decided to try out for the football team.
Monday Money Matters
The USA Today survey last week of player salaries in the NFL was a technically correct and comprehensive listing of all of the 2008 income of NFL Players, derived from the NFL Players Association and player agents.
Obama Thought$
There sure seems to be a lot of discussion about a rush to get contracts done in the remaining 8 weeks of 2008 to avoid the tax burden of the Obama administration.
Hall Of Shame
The release of DeAngelo Hall by the Raiders after half a season is astonishing.
Wednesday Why's
Why would the Raiders release players they just paid millions to acquire, such as DeAngelo Hall? It has long been the opinion here that free agency is an unlikely path to success.
Tuesday Thoughts
As I watched the Redskins-Steelers game last night, it occurred to me that Jason Campbell is in a wonderful financial position, notwithstanding the disappointing result last night.
Cleveland Blues
This weekend I visited one of my biggest clients, Eric Steinbach, left guard for the Brownies.
Monday Money Matters
As stated in this space often, the Packers have been bullish on Aaron Rodgers for a quite a while.