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NFL sees newest power marriage
By Adam Schefter
NFL Analyst
Adam Schefter's "Around the League" reports and commentaries can be seen regularly on NFL Total Access.
INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 24, 2007) -- A Pro Bowl safety who is expected to be a major powerbroker in the NFL for years to come has hired a power-broking NFL agent.
Former Commanders safety Troy Vincent, whom many expect to be the next president of the NFL Players Association, hired renowned agent Drew Rosenhaus, the agent confirmed to NFL Network Saturday.
"I've known Troy and had the utmost admiration for him for the past 15 years," Rosenhaus said.
The marriage is an intriguing one on a number of levels. For starters, Rosenhaus will be negotiating Vincent's next contract with his next NFL team, and the veteran safety does want to continue playing after spending this past season with the Commanders.
"There is a definite market for him," Rosenhaus said. "He brings so much leadership to whichever team signs him."
But more important, should Vincent succeed Gene Upshaw as the NFLPA president, as many expect, then Rosenhaus will have a strong ally and voice in the union.
The union is going to reverberate around the world of football. One agent that heard of the Vincent-Rosenhaus marriage over the weekend was stunned. He knew what most others soon will.
Rosenhaus' reputation already is elevated. Adding Vincent as a client only increases his power.
AROUND THE CORNERS
Within the next week, the Detroit Lions are expected to receive notable offers for their cornerback Dre Bly, who is on the trading block.
Knowing that Bly is on the block, Falcons cornerback DeAngelo Hall admitted that he has been lobbying Atlanta's front office to trade for the Lions Pro Bowl cornerback.
Hall and Bly grew up in the same area in Virginia, and Hall considers Bly an older brother. The two speak on the telephone on an almost daily basis, and Hall now is doing the small part he can to bring Bly to Atlanta.
"I'd love to see it happen," Hall said during his visit to Indianapolis.
Bly would be the perfect complement to Hall and give the Falcons the two cornerbacks they need in a division that includes Carolina wide receiver Steve Smith, New Orleans wide receiver Marques Colston and could possibly include wide receiver Calvin Johnson in Tampa Bay.
But no matter how much Hall wants Bly in Atlanta, it is the Falcons that have to want him more. They will have to satisfy Detroit's asking price as well as Bly's.
GOLD RUSH
No team has any more salary-cap space than San Francisco, which has close to $38 million to spend. Thirty-eight million! That used to be close to what the salary cap for an entire team was in the mid 1990s.
With the space, the 49ers believe they are going to be able to land at least two defensive studs and quite possibly a quality offensive lineman.
Look for the 49ers to make a major push to sign Baltimore's free agent linebacker Adalius Thomas, Seattle free agent safety Ken Hamlin, as well as New England free-agent linebacker Tully Banta-Cain.
Along the offensive line, the 49ers are expected to make a significant push for Cincinnati's versatile free-agent offensive lineman Eric Steinbach, who can play any position along the line.
But after free agency ends, no team is expected to have added as much talent and personnel as San Francisco.
OHHH-LINE
Steinbach and San Diego's free-agent guard Kris Dielman are about to hit the lottery.
Last year, Minnesota signed free agent guard Steve Hutchinson to a seven-year, $49 million contract, and Steinbach and Dielman are expected to command deals that equal or exceed Hutchinson's.
Some football fans might not know Steinbach and Dielman's names now. In about a week, they will. The money they make will be the talk of the league.
http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/10020048
By Adam Schefter
NFL Analyst
Adam Schefter's "Around the League" reports and commentaries can be seen regularly on NFL Total Access.
INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 24, 2007) -- A Pro Bowl safety who is expected to be a major powerbroker in the NFL for years to come has hired a power-broking NFL agent.
Former Commanders safety Troy Vincent, whom many expect to be the next president of the NFL Players Association, hired renowned agent Drew Rosenhaus, the agent confirmed to NFL Network Saturday.
"I've known Troy and had the utmost admiration for him for the past 15 years," Rosenhaus said.
The marriage is an intriguing one on a number of levels. For starters, Rosenhaus will be negotiating Vincent's next contract with his next NFL team, and the veteran safety does want to continue playing after spending this past season with the Commanders.
"There is a definite market for him," Rosenhaus said. "He brings so much leadership to whichever team signs him."
But more important, should Vincent succeed Gene Upshaw as the NFLPA president, as many expect, then Rosenhaus will have a strong ally and voice in the union.
The union is going to reverberate around the world of football. One agent that heard of the Vincent-Rosenhaus marriage over the weekend was stunned. He knew what most others soon will.
Rosenhaus' reputation already is elevated. Adding Vincent as a client only increases his power.
AROUND THE CORNERS
Within the next week, the Detroit Lions are expected to receive notable offers for their cornerback Dre Bly, who is on the trading block.
Knowing that Bly is on the block, Falcons cornerback DeAngelo Hall admitted that he has been lobbying Atlanta's front office to trade for the Lions Pro Bowl cornerback.
Hall and Bly grew up in the same area in Virginia, and Hall considers Bly an older brother. The two speak on the telephone on an almost daily basis, and Hall now is doing the small part he can to bring Bly to Atlanta.
"I'd love to see it happen," Hall said during his visit to Indianapolis.
Bly would be the perfect complement to Hall and give the Falcons the two cornerbacks they need in a division that includes Carolina wide receiver Steve Smith, New Orleans wide receiver Marques Colston and could possibly include wide receiver Calvin Johnson in Tampa Bay.
But no matter how much Hall wants Bly in Atlanta, it is the Falcons that have to want him more. They will have to satisfy Detroit's asking price as well as Bly's.
GOLD RUSH
No team has any more salary-cap space than San Francisco, which has close to $38 million to spend. Thirty-eight million! That used to be close to what the salary cap for an entire team was in the mid 1990s.
With the space, the 49ers believe they are going to be able to land at least two defensive studs and quite possibly a quality offensive lineman.
Look for the 49ers to make a major push to sign Baltimore's free agent linebacker Adalius Thomas, Seattle free agent safety Ken Hamlin, as well as New England free-agent linebacker Tully Banta-Cain.
Along the offensive line, the 49ers are expected to make a significant push for Cincinnati's versatile free-agent offensive lineman Eric Steinbach, who can play any position along the line.
But after free agency ends, no team is expected to have added as much talent and personnel as San Francisco.
OHHH-LINE
Steinbach and San Diego's free-agent guard Kris Dielman are about to hit the lottery.
Last year, Minnesota signed free agent guard Steve Hutchinson to a seven-year, $49 million contract, and Steinbach and Dielman are expected to command deals that equal or exceed Hutchinson's.
Some football fans might not know Steinbach and Dielman's names now. In about a week, they will. The money they make will be the talk of the league.
http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/10020048
