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07-26-2013, 09:29 AM | |
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Tarell Brown fired his agent for a really good reason.
I bet the agent was really looking forward to hearing his receptionist say, "Tarell Brown on Line 2".
Seriously, it seems like this is really good lawsuit material. Isn't it the agent's job to know this stuff? http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap100...49ers-workouts Tarell Brown left $2 million on the table this offseason. This hardly was part of the plan. The San Francisco 49ers cornerback was due to earn $2.925 million in 2013, the final year of his contract. To collect $2 million of that salary, he was obligated to attend offseason workouts with the team. Unaware that his attendance was contractually mandatory, Brown worked out on his own in Texas. He didn't realize he had cost himself dearly until Thursday, when he saw reports on Twitter. He immediately fired his agent, Brian Overstreet. "No one wants to leave money on the table," Brown said Thursday, via The Associated Press. "If I would have known the clauses in my contract -- that's what agents get paid to do, to orchestrate the contract and to let you know what you can and can't do as far as workouts and OTAs and things of that sort. That's what he got paid to do. He didn't do that, so in my opinion, you have to be let go. We all are held accountable for our actions. This is part of the business." After finishing what we imagine was a tremendously pleasant conversation with Mr. Overstreet, Brown reached out to the 49ers. Unfortunately for the 28-year-old, "there wasn't too much I really could say." "It had nothing to do with not being in shape, not wanting to work out, no contract problems, it just had to do with me wanting to go back home and train," Brown said. "It's something I've been doing for the past few years." Brown said he plans to sit down with 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh in an effort to work out a compromise of some kind. "Hope for the best," Brown said. "Pray for me." Let's throw in a prayer for the agent, too. What a mess. |
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07-26-2013, 04:29 PM | #46 | |
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07-26-2013, 04:42 PM | #47 | |
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This is a major stipulation of the contract....not something that is in fine print somewhere buried in a 100 page document. Let me ask you this? At your current or past job, did you know how much you made to the dollar and what for and how many hours you worked and how much vacation time (if any) you had etc. All of us know these things. All I'm saying is this....if I was an NFL player getting paid millions to just make appearances and show up to practice, you bet your ass I'm going to know exactly how much I'm getting paid and when and how often etc. It's not the agent's job to retain major contract info pertaining workout clause and bonuses. Brown is a dumbass and this was a hard lesson for him to take. Notice how he's now going to beg the 49ers like it's any of their ****ing problem. Be a man and own up, stop looking to other people to blame for your failures. I bet he knows how much guaranteed money he's supposed to get should he get cut/released.
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07-26-2013, 05:51 PM | #48 |
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07-26-2013, 06:21 PM | #49 |
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It truly is amazing to see the difference a generation makes.
The nanny state has already drilled into the heads of so many toddler-adults that it is the job of someone else to take care of them and lead them through life. The world of 1984 is going to be quite easy for some of you to adapt to... |
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07-26-2013, 06:26 PM | #50 |
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That was my initial reaction. Is it that big of a problem to attend workouts in exchange for $2 million freaking dollars?
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07-26-2013, 06:29 PM | #51 |
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I seriously doubt that. It's easy for a player to find an agent. With the exception of the superstar agents like Scott Boras or Drew Rosenhaus, the agent needs the player a helluva lot more than the player needs that particular agent. And I guarantee you that Boras and Rosenhaus make damn sure details like this don't get overlooked when they would cost their client MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
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07-26-2013, 06:30 PM | #52 | |
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07-26-2013, 06:32 PM | #53 | |
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Did you hire an agent to negotiate your salary, vacation days, sick days and overtime rate? I didn't think so. |
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07-26-2013, 06:34 PM | #54 |
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We pay our accountants and attorneys to perform certain functions which we need but don't have the expertise to perform. Same with an agent. Unless the agent informed the player of this clause and the player choose to ignore it this is 100 percent on the agent.
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07-26-2013, 06:37 PM | #55 | |
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Your headhunter analogy is completely wrong. You don't pay the headhunter (unless you're desperate and you have no marketable skills). The company that hires you and pays your salary pays the headhunter. Your relationship with the headhunter terminates as soon as you accept the job offer. The player's relationship with the agent is ongoing. It's totally different. |
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07-26-2013, 06:39 PM | #56 |
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Yep. Athlete's aren't paid to be contract specialists. They're paid to perform on the field. That's what these pencil necked ****s get paid for, and they get paid very well to not **** it up. This guy ****ed it right up. Buh bye.
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07-26-2013, 06:41 PM | #57 | |
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Answer: This has nothing to do with a nanny state. It's all about hiring a guy to do a job for you and him failing to do the job. If I hire a tax attorney to make sure I avoid every tax that I can legally avoid, I will fire his ass if he misses some tiny little detail that winds up costing me two million dollars. The tax attorney isn't my nanny: he's a professional that I pay to perform a service. |
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07-26-2013, 07:14 PM | #58 | |
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Meh, it's only money, he got mom-time... Good for him, and his agent should be commended for helping it happen perhaps.
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