http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/06/10/ingram-sets-pace-for-no-contract-tes/ Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/06/10/ingram-sets-pace-for-no-contract-tes/#comment-130085 Dominic Perilli Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:50:50 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=5870#comment-130085 I disagree with your second statement in that I believe agents like to see what other rookie TEs are making before stepping into a negotiation for their client. It is only smart to do this. Why risk being the hero and going in to a meeting with a GM with nothing to back up your claim of "why my client should get this amount?" That is how agents get fired. So yes, I do think other agents will feel more comfortable in negotiations as more and more rookie TEs become signed. I disagree with your second statement in that I believe agents like to see what other rookie TEs are making before stepping into a negotiation for their client. It is only smart to do this. Why risk being the hero and going in to a meeting with a GM with nothing to back up your claim of "why my client should get this amount?" That is how agents get fired. So yes, I do think other agents will feel more comfortable in negotiations as more and more rookie TEs become signed.

]]> http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/06/10/ingram-sets-pace-for-no-contract-tes/#comment-130081 Jim Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:19:41 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=5870#comment-130081 You should specify WHY this is good for other tight ends. I doubt Brandon Pettigrew's agent was waiting to use Ingram as a benchmark. Is CI's contract unusually large for a fifth-round TE? Otherwise, I fail to see the significance. You should specify WHY this is good for other tight ends. I doubt Brandon Pettigrew's agent was waiting to use Ingram as a benchmark. Is CI's contract unusually large for a fifth-round TE? Otherwise, I fail to see the significance.

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