lordofgun
04-29-2003, 08:27 AM
"The Bills made this pick based on their astute ability to scout a player."
Agent Drew Rosenhaus
The agent for running back Willis McGahee wasn't taking any credit Monday for "tricking" the Buffalo Bills into thinking his client was worthy of being taken in the first round of the NFL draft.
Drew Rosenhaus not surprisingly praised the Bills for making McGahee the 23rd overall pick Saturday. He said he does not believe the Bills were unduly influenced by the tactics he used to promote the University of Miami running back.
"There's no tricks or getting people to do this or that," Rosenhaus said from his Miami office. "I never said that I did that. We just worked as hard as we could to do our job as an agent, and that was it. The Bills made this pick based on their astute ability to scout a player and the homework they put into it. I give them all the credit."
Rosenhaus, however, took credit for his promotional skills in interviews with ESPN and the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel on Saturday.
He acknowledged Saturday that he placed calls to McGahee's cell phone during the draft telecast to make it look like NFL teams were on the line with the running back.
"Pretend I'm an NFL team calling you," Rosenhaus said. "Look happy. Maybe we can get some team that's watching to think we're talking to other teams."
He acknowledged that he promoted the idea that New England coach Bill Belichick visited Miami early this month for the sole purpose of working out McGahee, when in fact the Pats coach came to work out McGahee plus five other Hurricane players.
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20030429/1026776.asp
Agent Drew Rosenhaus
The agent for running back Willis McGahee wasn't taking any credit Monday for "tricking" the Buffalo Bills into thinking his client was worthy of being taken in the first round of the NFL draft.
Drew Rosenhaus not surprisingly praised the Bills for making McGahee the 23rd overall pick Saturday. He said he does not believe the Bills were unduly influenced by the tactics he used to promote the University of Miami running back.
"There's no tricks or getting people to do this or that," Rosenhaus said from his Miami office. "I never said that I did that. We just worked as hard as we could to do our job as an agent, and that was it. The Bills made this pick based on their astute ability to scout a player and the homework they put into it. I give them all the credit."
Rosenhaus, however, took credit for his promotional skills in interviews with ESPN and the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel on Saturday.
He acknowledged Saturday that he placed calls to McGahee's cell phone during the draft telecast to make it look like NFL teams were on the line with the running back.
"Pretend I'm an NFL team calling you," Rosenhaus said. "Look happy. Maybe we can get some team that's watching to think we're talking to other teams."
He acknowledged that he promoted the idea that New England coach Bill Belichick visited Miami early this month for the sole purpose of working out McGahee, when in fact the Pats coach came to work out McGahee plus five other Hurricane players.
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20030429/1026776.asp