Yes folks, this year's NFL free agency period compressed a summer's worth of contacts negotiations into a time frame of a little more than a week. This forced pro football agents like Joel Segal to close dozens of deals in a matter of days ... with more to come.
Tucked away at a corner table in an empty dining room of a midtown Manhattan steakhouse, you wouldn't think that the man nibbling on a hamburger and fries would be responsible for the livelihood of dozens of pro football's best players. Dressed in blue jeans and a striped shirt, instead of a typical power suit, Joel Segal doesn't look like a guy trying to negotiate $300 million worth of contracts in a month.
He looks a little like Jerry Mcguire... but at the end of the movie, when he's finally figured out all the answers to life.
However, if you saw how quickly the restaurant's staff had worked to find him this private place to hold a quiet interview, you'd understand more of his story….
You know you wanna read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/football-agent-joel-segal-interview-2011-08#ixzz1UYggdgs8
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