Comments on: Ricky Williams: What Could Have Been

By: j-rok

j-rok — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:28:11 +0000

I dont care what any body say ricky williams is dat ni99a

By: Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:57:40 +0000

If a player breaches any paragraph of a contract, the agent may terminate representation at any time. An agent may also breach the contract by failing to perform on any item. As long as the player does not bring suit, then it is really an “agent dropping a client”. It happens.

By: Jason Markiewicz

Jason Markiewicz — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:32:15 +0000

Darren- do agents ever drop clients who they feel might not be worth the investment? for example, if you have a player in the minors who is hitting poorly and doesnt look like he will ever sign a minor/major league contract, do you continue to pay for his equipment or do u keep your costs low? Seems like a difficult question facing agents nowadays

By: Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:50:08 +0000

And Leigh Steinberg has even expressed his discontent with Ricky negotiating such a deal without putting Leigh in the loop: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3582661

By: Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:06:09 +0000

This contract actually has absolutely nothing to do with Leigh Steinberg. Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports reported that Ricky negotiated the deal on his own (Steinberg is not even currently NFLPA registered). Many are saying that Ricky did not properly value himself in the contract negotiations. Just one more example of why agents are needed.

By: paul

paul — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:21:18 +0000

it would be nice if leigh would pay the outstanding bills he owes to vendors…..who accept his credibility only to wind up out in the street and screwed when it comes time to get paid

By: Joe Stuckel

Joe Stuckel — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:38:42 +0000

I always thought Leigh was a big part of Ricky’s ability to get more chances in the NFL. Rick clearly has the talent and ability, but it took someone to help him through rough times and keep his head on track.