OneLofaTatupu
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Of course it is going to say this, he'd look bad if he didn't.
Because he personally became involved in the negotiations during the 11th hour. Supposedlylukerguy":2t3ns78i said:I tend to agree. If Wilson left money on the table, then why did he wait until the 11th hour to sign?
lukerguy":3qtgwxu8 said:I tend to agree. If Wilson left money on the table, then why did he wait until the 11th hour to sign?
ihawk":3b69nn2s said:absolute bull. rodgers just wants to give the impression that he could have made his client even more money so he can attract more lucrative nfl clients. he's simultaneously using AND restoring RW's reputation as a 'team player'. it's a brilliant ploy, if not a transparent one. rodgers comes out looking like a shrewd agent who was hand cuffed by his client's desires to be team friendly. i don't believe it for a second. they held out to the last second trying to extract the most they could, and in the end they had to come part way back to earth to get it done. i love RW, and super relieved he's signed now -- but this is just PR baloney rodgers is spinning.
hawknation2015":3h4rdunq said:Russell signed a "fair" contract that was in line with his actual worth.
What Rodgers is saying is he was pushing Russell to play hardball and to make the situation messy, and Russell wasn't willing to do that. It's too bad that the process was not completed two months ago, when Newton's contract was done, as the time in between hurt his reputation and made Russell appear greedy. If he had stuck with Bus Cook, I am betting this contract would have been accomplished more quickly, without all the drama, insurance policies, agent bluster, issue statements, etc.
lobohawk":zeda6gp0 said:ihawk":zeda6gp0 said:absolute bull. rodgers just wants to give the impression that he could have made his client even more money so he can attract more lucrative nfl clients. he's simultaneously using AND restoring RW's reputation as a 'team player'. it's a brilliant ploy, if not a transparent one. rodgers comes out looking like a shrewd agent who was hand cuffed by his client's desires to be team friendly. i don't believe it for a second. they held out to the last second trying to extract the most they could, and in the end they had to come part way back to earth to get it done. i love RW, and super relieved he's signed now -- but this is just PR baloney rodgers is spinning.
Rogers became Russell's agent because Russell asked him. Not because he's gunning for NFL contracts. For example, he guided Russell to Bus Cook when Russell first joined the league.
ivotuk":2yskpb8x said:Don't believe it for a moment. JS had to go 3.5 million over the cap higher than he wanted to, causing him to have to cut McDaniel who is a very good DT.