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...quarterbacks—neither of whom had ever taken a meaningful snap in a Crimson uniform—were competing to see which one would replace the best player in the Ivy League, an NFL draft pick, and arguably the top signal caller in Crimson history...
...party for the kid dubbed “Little Fitzy.” His two passing touchdowns and one rushing, over 60 yards of nimble scrambling, and leadership of a fourth-quarter comeback gave the Crimson hope of life after the graduation 2005 Ivy Player of the Year and NFL draft choice Ryan Fitzpatrick.Rough day for: Irvin, the transfer from Tulane who earned the nod to start, who had his sixth pass attempt of the day intercepted and returned for a 42-yard score by Holy Cross’s Casey Gough. O’Hagan went in and never...
...corruption that’s associated with college athletics—that’s not what’s going on here.”It’s tough to say whether or not the Ivy League will remain on the media’s radar. NFL-bound quarterbacks and Rhodes Scholar tailbacks are few and far between.Among those likely to attract such a spotlight is Harvard junior running back Clifton Dawson, who, according to Sullivan, brings several different potential storylines to the table. A few of them have already been noticed by newspapers in his home...
...business. He titled his autobiography A Shark Never Sleeps. The first time he ever negotiated a contract, he brought an ESPN camera crew with him. This summer he was booed at a charity softball game. But Rosenhaus wins clients because he styles himself as a player's advocate. NFL teams routinely cut players for underperformance, injury or to chop costs. Rosenhaus turns the tables and demands renegotiations when a player overperforms. "The teams are allowed to ask a guy to take a pay cut or can just cut him," says Rosenhaus. "Why is it a problem...
...Super Bowl. Then he hired Rosenhaus, who demanded a new contract--in a very public way. Usually agents prefer to negotiate behind closed doors; Rosenhaus and Owens went directly to the airwaves. "If Terrell overperforms, he should be able to upgrade," says David Cornwell, a former attorney for the NFL. "But how you go about doing this is key. Drew's strategy has created this huge issue with T.O.'s teammates and organization." Cornwell says Rosenhaus should have advised Owens to stop reminding the world of his superstar status...