Drew Rosenhaus is a POS

[jjakq27]

You signed the contract now fulfill your end of the bargain......

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...010406/1082/SPT

Sunday, May 1, 2005

NFL insider

By Mark Curnutte

Enquirer staff writer

HOLDOUT: Thanks to agent Drew Rosenhaus, Arizona wide receiver Anquan Boldin is skipping all of the voluntary work so far this spring and might sit out the mini-camp.

Boldin, of course, is looking for a new contract, despite having two years left on his current deal, like other Rosenhaus clients such as Cleveland's Reuben Droughns and Philadelphia's Terrell Owens.

Rosenhaus has been pushing for a new contract, as opposed to a straight extension. Boldin's current contract had a signing bonus of $1.2 million and pays him salaries of $380,000 and $460,000 the next two seasons.

[Kirkendall]

He's gettin' 'er done. If anyone should have a problem, it's ownership folding up and begging like a little girl allowing this to continue.

[BengalszoneBilly]

Rosenhaus... Rosenhaus... Isn't that a Jewish name that translates in Hebrew to "Ass-Clown?"

[bengalboomer7]

I'm totally wiht you Kirk. As much of an ass as this guy is he is just doing his job and all of these candy assed owners fold like babies. I say let em all holdout, the NFL will be better without those greedy asses anyway!

[jjakq27]

He's gettin' 'er done. If anyone should have a problem, it's ownership folding up and begging like a little girl allowing this to continue.

Mr. DJ, I'd like to request "With or Without You" by U2, please. Time for the owners to bite the bullet and let these guys sit.....and don't let them sign or come back a week before the season starts.

[Kirkendall]

He's gettin' 'er done.  If anyone should have a problem, it's ownership folding up and begging like a little girl allowing this to continue.

Mr. DJ, I'd like to request "With or Without You" by U2, please. Time for the owners to bite the bullet and let these guys sit.....and don't let them sign or come back a week before the season starts.

I'm with ya brother. Then again, I'm in the mindset that there's going to be a collision anyway between owners and union -- it was too much of a peachy paradise using the NFL as the template "how to succeed" in the professional sports business model.

[Jet23]

I believe that I heard that nobody that he represents was drafted in the first round this year. GOOD FOR THE OWNERS. I am tired of this guy, just like I am sick of Scott Boros in MLB. Hopefully his antics will cause potential clients to look elsewhere, when it is learned that he could cost them first round money.

[jjakq27]

I hope this doesn't become an issue around here. Isn't Mr. Rosenhaus, Chad's new agent?????

[jjakq27]

Walker is no. 6 on DR's list. Chad will be making a terrible mistake if he pursues this same course.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/foot...r.ap/index.html

Favre unhappy with Walker holdout

Posted: Tuesday May 3, 2005 8:10PM; Updated: Tuesday May 3, 2005 10:37PM

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Brett Favre says he's disappointed with teammate Javon Walker's contract holdout, and the Green Bay Packers can get along without the Pro Bowl wide receiver if they must.

"If Javon wants to know what his quarterback thinks, and I would think he might, I'd tell him he's going about this the wrong way," Favre said in a telephone interview with the Green Bay Press-Gazette, posted on the newspaper's Web page Tuesday.

"When his agent tells him not to worry about what his teammates think and all that stuff, I'd tell him I've been around a long time and that stuff will come back to haunt you," Favre said.

Favre, 35, said he was upset to hear about Walker's holdout over his demand for the Packers to improve his contract. Walker stayed away from a mandatory minicamp that ended Sunday; Favre had been excused from the minicamp by coach Mike Sherman.

Walker has two years left on the contract he signed as a first-round draft pick of the Packers in 2002. He is scheduled to make $515,000 this season and $650,000 in 2006.

He's coming off a breakout season last year when he caught 89 passes for 1,382 yards and 12 touchdowns and played in his first Pro Bowl in February.

Walker's new agent, Drew Rosenhaus, also represents cornerback Mike McKenzie, who held out of all preseason training sessions with the Packers a year ago over his contract dispute and wound up being traded to New Orleans a few weeks into the season.

Favre said Walker might be wise to go to general manager Ted Thompson directly and try to work out a new deal.

"I would've never thought it would be a guy like Javon," Favre said. "I guess in this business nothing should surprise you, especially what happens when guys have a little bit of success. Some guys handle it the right way and some guys don't."

He said Walker's holdout reminded him of Sterling Sharpe's decision to hold out the night before the Packers hosted the Vikings in the 1994 season opener.

"Nowadays you're seeing more and more guys pulling that stunt," he said. "If guys continue to do that and are successful getting away with it, then I'll be gone but I think the game will be ruined. My reaction to Javon's situation was 'Here we go again.'

"Javon has tremendous potential. We got to see some of that last year. The sky's the limit for that guy, and I'd be the first to defend him, but he's going about it the wrong way.

"What happened to honoring your contract and saying, 'Let's work as a team to see if we can get this done?' Why not go about it that way?

"Maybe I'm old-school, but I always thought you honor a contract. Sure, sometimes guys pass you up in salary, and maybe it's a lesser player, but it's all based on what a team has as far as value in that person."

Favre left no doubt how he thinks the team should handle the situation.

"I sure hope the Packers don't give in to him," he said.

If Walker's position doesn't change, Favre said, he'd prefer the team to go without him.

"We've got guys who'll give great effort. Stars are made that way. Look what happened when Sterling left. Robert Brooks stepped up," Favre said. "We can win without him."

Rosenhaus was traveling and unavailable when The Associated Press called his office seeking comment Tuesday.

[TippCityRick]

WOW!!!!

I would think the union would have a bit of trouble with Favre's comments. I have always liked the guy and this just gives me more reason to respect him. Appropriate comments from a stand-up guy.

[bengalindian]

I'm thinking that Favre is allowed to say what he wants because he is the ultimate role model of an NFL player. He rocks.

And hopefully kids out there learn from Favre and other role models like him instead of the TOs of the world.

[bengalboomer7]

I like Brett Favre, but I am sick of fans and especially media licking his balls all the time. How can a guy throw five picks in a playoff game and not catch any crap for it. It's like he has a free pass for everything

[HoosierCat]

Walker is no. 6 on DR's list. Chad will be making a terrible mistake if he pursues this same course.

Ehhhhh...maybe. Not that I think he'd be able to force Mikey into giving him a new deal; that's about as likely as the Reds holding a big lead in the ninth. But this is the way the (financial) game is played in the NFL.

Come the season, do I expect any of these guys to hold out if they don't get what they want? Hell no. Nor will they show up out of shape or anything like that; all their value is built around being successful.

Should they honor the contract they signed? Of course...but as long as some teams are going to fold, why not try? It's the NFL equivalent of the lottery. Sometimes you hit the jackpot.

Come September this will all be ancient history.

[turningpoint]

i just think drew owes the russian mafia big.

[WHO DEY AGAIN?]

I like Brett Favre, but I am sick of fans and especially media licking his balls all the time. How can a guy throw five picks in a playoff game and not catch any crap for it. It's like he has a free pass for everything

I believe we are talking about his attitude and beliefs and not one game!

Farve is dead on. One things for sure...If the owners give in then this will be common place in the NFL.

[bengalboomer7]

I'm talking about how no one ever critisizes the great Brett Favre. If QB A throws an INT it's a bad pass, it Favre throws a bad pass and throws an INT, it's just the great Brett Favre trying to stick one in. I'm saying that the media(mainly ESPN) have their heads so far up his ass that no one will comment when Favre's makes a bad play

I'll give you an example - I hate T.O. and I mean really hate him, but one thing he said last year during Super Bowl Week hit it right on the head. He basically was commenting on how everyone was telling him he was selfish for trying to play. ans He basically said that if it was Favre trying to do it you guys would call him a hero, but since it was T.O. he was being selfish. Now, I can't stand T.O. but he was right. I think Brett is a great guy a football player, but I also think that everyone's kisses his ass just a little too much!

[HoosierCat]

I think Brett is a great guy a football player, but I also think that everyone's kisses his ass just a little too much!

Yup yup yup.

[Critical Mass]

Drew Rosenhaus = Absolut JackA$$. Maybe someone should schedule him an accident.

[Whur CHad At?]

Don't forget Rosenhaus is Chad's agent. But you got to give the man his props though, he is doing a fantastic job. Plus he has more money than any of us could ever dream of having. So lets not talk smack bout him, he is only doing his job. His job is to get the best avaiable offer to his clients, thats why they give him money.

And note about Brett Farve. Yes he does get a free pass on everything@!! And it is annoying@@!!!! He is the one making stupid plays on the field, not his receivers or whoever!!!!!!!! He is done and should of retired...bad idea to come back to a horrible worthless Packer team.

[WHO DEY AGAIN?]

But you got to give the man his props though, he is doing a fantastic job. Plus he has more money than any of us could ever dream of having. So lets not talk smack bout him, he is only doing his job.

NO PROPS given here. The man is a piece of human garbage.

[Kirkendall]

NO PROPS given here. The man is a piece of human garbage.

How? He's doing his job. He's getting more money for his guys, which in turn gets more money to his bank. Rosenhaus is the fall guy because of the perceptions. If you want to blame someone, blame ownership!

And note about Brett Farve. Yes he does get a free pass on everything@!! And it is annoying@@!!!! He is the one making stupid plays on the field, not his receivers or whoever!!!!!!!! He is done and should of retired...bad idea to come back to a horrible worthless Packer team.

What's with the attack on Brett Favre? The guy is a hall of famer, Super Bowl winner, 8-time pro bowler, won 3-straight MVPs, etc... Favre is football. It's not a free pass either. It's one of the greatest QBs in the history of the game voicing his opinion. If sports is anything, its seniority having the right to speak when they choose -- it's a right given to them.

And he's done? He should retire? Favre in 2004 went 346-550 (64.1), 4088 yards, 30TDs and 17 INTS. Oh, let's not forget he's played every game since 1992.

If you can't appreciate watching a living legend right now then that's sad. He'll be talked about among the greats when his retirement party is long passed. I hope he plays another 5 years.

I used to live in Minnesota and still am a big Vikings fan so this isn't some rant.

[jjakq27]

So lets not talk smack bout him, he is only doing his job.  His job is to get the best avaiable offer to his clients, thats why they give him money. 

The best available offer was the one that the player signed. Therefore that stands as is.

For every player like TO or Boldin that may be undervalued, there are ten guys that the teams don't get their money out of.

People also act like they don't have a place to live or they are playing an instrument on the street corner for tips. They will make more than most of us combined in their lifetime even if they are underpayed or underappreciated.

[BengalNation1281]

Brett Favre is the best QB in the game, IMO the best QB to have ever played the game, is a warrior and a stand-up guy who has immense respect for the game and is the model for how a player should be, and he catches flak because announcers and media personalities don't crap all over him if he makes a bad play?

I say screw that. Favre has earned the right to not have bad decisions second-guessed or have the media lash out or criticize. He took a Packers team that was wallowing in mediocrity for the better part of twenty years and made them one of the most consistent threats in the NFL, and he did it while playing in over 200 consecutive games and becoming the NFL's Ironman by displaying how to play with pain without bitching about it or letting it become an issue (right, Steve McNair, you overrated piece of crap?).

He made a bad decision in the 2004 playoff loss in Philly...he had a bad game against Minnesota...he throws interceptions and occasionally has a bad play...what are the announcers going to say that he isn't already thinking? Favre knows when he screws up, and he has earned the right to not have to hear about it from everywhere else.

But that's just me.

[jjakq27]

IT looks like Philly has said thanks but no thanks to renegotiating TO's $49M contract he signed last year.

http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/PHI/8463984

McNabb: Eagles can win without Owens

NFL.com wire reports

PHILADELPHIA (May 11, 2005) -- Donovan McNabb is confident the Philadelphia Eagles can win the Super Bowl without Terrell Owens.

"I feel that if he plays or not, we definitely have a chance of making it to the Super Bowl and winning it," McNabb said May 11, one day after owner Jeffery Lurie said the team won't redo Owens' contract. "That's nothing against T.O. and it's nothing against anybody else. I just feel confident in the guys that we have. With T.O., I think we can do a lot of great things. Without him, I still think we can do a lot of good things."

Owens, the All-Pro wide receiver who helped the Eagles reach the Super Bowl last season, skipped a mandatory minicamp in April because he wants to renegotiate the seven-year deal worth almost $49 million he signed in March 2004.

Owens' new agent, Drew Rosenhaus, declined comment. Rosenhaus also refused to say whether Owens plans to hold out of training camp, which starts in late July.

In his first season in Philadelphia after eight years with the San Francisco 49ers, the flashy Owens set team records with 14 touchdown receptions and seven 100-yard games, and finished with 77 catches for 1,200 yards.

He broke his leg and severely sprained his right ankle in Week 15 against Dallas, an injury that sidelined him until the Super Bowl. Owens had nine catches for 122 yards after defying his doctor's advice and playing in the Eagles' 24-21 loss to New England.

McNabb, who lobbied hard for the Eagles to acquire Owens, had his best season last year, throwing for 3,875 yards and 31 TDs while earning his fifth consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl.

"It was something that we all felt we could have benefited from; having a guy like T.O. over here to do a great job for us," said McNabb, who spoke to reporters after shooting a television commercial. "I think it will continue on. The sky is the limit of how far we can really go with having a guy like T.O., not only for me, but for this team. It's exciting to know what we're capable of doing when we're out on that field."

McNabb said he expects Owens to play for the Eagles this year.

"He has a contract," McNabb said. "There is desire to have more money and there is the desire to lose money. That would at least give you the motivation to get back out there on that field.

"When you sign your name on the dotted line, that's your deal, and that's a decision you have to make."

McNabb said his relationship with Owens isn't strained, though the teammates took verbal shots at each other in the offseason.

"I wasn't the guy who got tired in the Super Bowl," Owens told ESPN.com, a thinly veiled reference to the fact some Eagles players said McNabb was so ill in the fourth quarter against the Patriots that he couldn't call one play in the huddle.

McNabb has denied he was sick or tired in the game, and responded sternly to Owens' comments on the first day of minicamp.

"Just keep my name out of your mouth," McNabb said. "Don't try to throw names or guys under the bus to better yourself. You never heard me say any names in any situation. You never heard me talk about any given players. I'm the guy to be professional and be a man about things."

[Whur CHad At?]

I like Rosenhaus, But I REALLY REALLY HATE TO!!!!!