WR Emmanuel Sanders signs with Denver - Executives cry foul

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Executives crying foul over Emmanuel Sanders deal

By Ian Rapoport NFL.com
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Published: March 16, 2014 at 12:05 a.m. Updated: March 16, 2014 at 12:19 a.m. 8 Likes | 2 Comments
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Emmanuel Sanders is expected to sign with the Broncos tomorrow, but the process that led him there left the other teams involved fuming and crying foul. One team official claimed Sanders' agent broke "every rule in negotiations."

Agent Steve Weinberg, on behalf of the receiver, accepted a deal with the Chiefs in principle, according to one team source. Weinberg then engaged in negotiations with the Tampa Bay Bucs, according to another source involved in the process.

While shopping the Chiefs offer to the Bucs, Weinberg never explained that he had already accepted the terms of Kansas City's offer. Later in the night, Sanders' agent had agreed to terms with the Broncos, which is where he is currently headed. Sanders and Weinberg also rankled the 49ers by agreeing to visit, then blowing it off.

"This was one of the worst situations in modern football negotiations," one executive involved said. "Totally wrong. This needs to be stopped."

Reached at his home late Saturday, Weinberg declined to comment on the record when informed of the allegations.

The Dallas-based agent was recently reinstated by the NFL Players Association, which had barred and decertified him in 2003 because it had reportedly found he diverted assets to an offshore account during a dispute with a partner and collecting a fee from a client prematurely. Weinberg later filed suit against the NFLPA and its top officials, alleging they illegally took away his certification for eight years, along with past, present and future income of clients.

Weinberg has two clients currently on NFL teams, not including Sanders. He had 42 before he was barred.

While Weinberg broke no laws in accepting a deal, the entire situation infuriated those he dealt with. It is commonly accepted in the league that once two sides agree to a deal -- in writing or in handshake form -- that's the end of the story. Instead, by Weinberg shopping the Chiefs deal and then not informing the Bucs that a deal had been reached showed another side of the business. It is unclear if the Broncos were aware of the previous actions.

"When a man gives you his words and pulls out," one executive said, "then gives another team your word and pulls out, then gives another team his word ... Not proper."


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Denver is giving former Steelers WR Emmanuel Sanders a 3-year, $15M contract. Team announced agreement.

[penbrook]

Originally Posted by Simplicity

Marqise Lee.

Odell Beckham

[Simplicity]

Originally Posted by milkman

Proof?

According to reports from Adam Schefter of ESPN and Albert Breer of NFL Network, the Broncos and Emmanuel Sanders have reached an agreement that will bring the former Steelers standout receiver to Denver.

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[ping2000]

I'm just tired of this team having to bend over and take it in the ass. Demoralizing.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by patteeu

Which time?

Touche'

[TEX]

Originally Posted by vailpass

Honest question: how did Elway act unethically (sic)?

Honest question: You really don't know?

[ping2000]

Don't worry, our safeties will teach this guy a lesson when he come across the middle next year. (Sarcasm meter pegged)

[milkman]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

Is Emmanuel going to put pen to paper today? If so, there is your proof.

We are being told after we heard that he agreed to terms with the Broncos that he had already agreed to terms with the Chiefs.

I ask again, if he agreed to terms with the Chiefs, why wasn't that news released, like it is for every other FA?

[Mother****erJones]

Get these scumbag bronco bitches off of here

[Florida_Bronco]

Man, it sucks to be you guys. You were already staring at our taint in the division race, and then FA opens and we make drastic improvements to our already elite team while you lose a bunch of players and only real signing in a two down linebacker. Now you actually try to fill a hole with one of the better players on the market only to watch him jilt you at the altar.

Such a pity.

[Bowser]

Clark needs to be the one raising holy hell here. It's his team that's getting shit on. Show a little ****ing emotion and make it clear that you won't stand for it. Not that anything will change, mind you, it would just be nice to see the owner throw a shit fit over this.

Blah, to the whole thing.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by Simplicity

Signing a player that already has agreed to terms with another team, while knowing it.

How do you know that? I'm not saying he didn't but haven't seen that anywhere.
Too, who knows what the agent told Elway?
This looks to be all on the agent.

[TEX]

Originally Posted by Inmem58

I won't lose any sleep over this. Let him go, **** him. Time to get our WR in the draft.

Along with EVERYTHING else, right???

[In58men]

Originally Posted by ping2000

I'm just tired of this team having to bend over and take it in the ass. Demoralizing.

Reid is soft. He doesn't know how to be assertive. He's wasting our time.

[OldSchool]

Originally Posted by Florida_Bronco

Man, it sucks to be you guys. You were already staring at our taint in the division race, and then FA opens and we make drastic improvements to our already elite team while you lose a bunch of players and only real signing in a two down linebacker. Now you actually try to fill a hole with one of the better players on the market only to watch him jilt you at the altar.

Such a pity.

Yeah, such pity.

43-8

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by milkman

Proof?

As of right now, the Broncos know about this and are moving forward. They're not going to even bother investigating. I wouldn't blame them if I were in their shoes. But now they can no longer play the "we didn't know" card. They know what the agent did and are enabling it.