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Rosenhaus knows all about domination. He is probably the most powerful agent in the NFL, with more than 80 active clients, several of them Pro-Bowlers. He is certainly the most theatrical. "That was the Drew Rosenhaus press conference," cracked rival agent Mark Lepselter. "Featuring Terrell Owens...
...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...
...city embraces its guests despite the losses, the most contentious issue will arise. Why would the Hornets return to New Orleans, where the team ranked last in attendance even before Katrina's economic devastation? Critics have accused the owner of the NFL's Saints, Tom Benson, of trying to desert New Orleans for San Antonio or Los Angeles. "The goal is to go back," insists Hornets owner Shinn, who has already moved the franchise once, from Charlotte, N.C., to the Crescent City three years ago in search of better returns. Can he guarantee it? "Will you promise to me there...
...agreeing to a key deal in 1961 allowing all teams, many in considerably smaller markets, to split TV profits, Mara--who joined the Giants as a water boy at age 9 when his father bought the team for $500--ensured the competition, stability and survival of the now formidable NFL. Reserved but paternal, he paid former Giants players' medical bills, employed veterans as scouts and over 80 years attended most practices and almost every game, including six NFL championship crowns...