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Old 05-22-2013, 02:04 PM   Topic Starter
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Geno Smith Rapping His Way To a Stadium Near You

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Geno Smith has joined Jay-Z for one big sports and hip-hop collaboration.

The New York Jets rookie quarterback has chosen the rap artist’s new Roc Nation Sports to represent him. Smith, who slipped out of the first round last month and fell to the Jets in the second round at No. 39 overall, fired his agents — Select Sports — shortly after the NFL draft.


The former West Virginia star met with a handful of agents before announcing Wednesday that he had chosen Jay-Z’s agency, which is partnered with Creative Artists Agency. Smith insisted after practice that Jay-Z didn’t play “that big of a role” in his final decision — although the quarterback recently tweeted a photo of him with the hip-hop star.

“I think it’s just his agency,” Smith said. “When you talk about being in New York from a standpoint of what they can do in the city, the connections that they have, I think it’s a good move. My mother and my family were comfortable with it, and I’m comfortable with it. I’m just going to move on from there. It’s not going to be a big deal.

“I’ll just remain humble and keep focusing on football.”

Kimberly Miale, recently hired by Jay-Z, whose given name is Shawn Carter, will serve as Smith’s contract agent. Smith will be Miale’s first NFL client.

Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano and former Notre Dame star Skylar Diggins, drafted No. 3 overall by the WNBA’s Tulsa Shock, have also recently signed with Roc Nation.

Smith, who is competing with Mark Sanchez among others for the team’s starting job, said the decision to go with Jay-Z is not an indication that he’s focused on his image and marketing opportunities — as speculated by some.

“It’s not that important to me, honestly,” Smith said. “The only thing that’s important to me is the image that’s perceived around this locker room, the guy I am to my teammates, to my coaches and the work I put in on the football field. I’m all about football.

“I’m all about getting better.”

Smith is not the first NFL player to sign with a hip-hop mogul. New Orleans Saints running back Ricky Williams hired rapper Master P’s No Limit Sports agency to negotiate his rookie deal, which is largely regarded as one of the game’s worst contracts because it included a minimum base salary and incentives that were difficult to reach. Williams later fired the agency and hired Leigh Steinberg to represent him.
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Old 05-22-2013, 02:07 PM   #2
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Smart move, Jay-Z is a hell of a business man.
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Old 05-22-2013, 02:09 PM   #3
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Smart move, Jay-Z is a hell of a business man.
Heh...smart enough not to ask Sanchez if he was interested in representation.
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Old 05-22-2013, 02:14 PM   #4
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Heh...smart enough not to ask Sanchez if he was interested in representation.
The two contracts that Sanchez signed where huge deals.
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Old 05-22-2013, 02:27 PM   #5
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The two contracts that Sanchez signed where huge deals.
for his next contract is what i was referring to.
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I heard Scott Boras talk about the shift in mindset with athletes over the years on radio a week or so ago.

Basically, he said that players are now choosing guys that they like and want to be around, not business-people who will maximize their earnings. Yeah, consider the source. But I thought it was interesting.
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I heard Scott Boras talk about the shift in mindset with athletes over the years on radio a week or so ago.

Basically, he said that players are now choosing guys that they like and want to be around, not business-people who will maximize their earnings. Yeah, consider the source. But I thought it was interesting.
Boras would know.

There is no way in the world that I'd sign a deal with a brand new agency, unless their agents had a long track record of success elsewhere.

I know that Mr. Carter has the backing of CAA with his new venture, so it may work out for Smith.

But personally, I'd have hired Tom Condon.
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But personally, I'd have hired Tom Condon.
On that note, it would be interesting to find out just how hard Condon pushed to get Geno as a client. His reputation as an agent speaks for itself, so it's hard to understand why Geno wouldn't have signed with him.
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On that note, it would be interesting to find out just how hard Condon pushed to get Geno as a client. His reputation as an agent speaks for itself, so it's hard to understand why Geno wouldn't have signed with him.
Condon's outfit is part of CAA now, as well, so I can only speculate. But I'd imagine that Carter convinced him that he'd have the same full-service backing of CAA with him as he would with Condon, but that Carter could market him better in urban areas.

Again, only speculation.
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