01-18-2012, 07:21 AM
It doesn't seem to me Andrew Luck is a big endorsement guy. That may change over time. If Luck was a lesser known quantity that would require a really connected agent to sell him commercially, it would be a concern that he is going with someone with no agent experience. The fact Luck is a household name means it will be easy to get phone calls returned on his behalf.
Anybody can be an agent. It's not rocket science. Usually the challenge is getting the clients, and the new CBA has essentially taken negotiating out of the first contract a top draft pick has. When Luck is at a point he would be signing a second deal, then he might consider a more experienced guy, but even then that really may not be all that necessary. This seems like a tempest in a teapot to me.
Anybody can be an agent. It's not rocket science. Usually the challenge is getting the clients, and the new CBA has essentially taken negotiating out of the first contract a top draft pick has. When Luck is at a point he would be signing a second deal, then he might consider a more experienced guy, but even then that really may not be all that necessary. This seems like a tempest in a teapot to me.