Henson heading back to draft...Until very recently most of the buzz around the NFL was that unsigned Houston QB Drew Henson was almost certain to be signed and traded by Houston before the 2004 draft. Of course, if he isn't signed by April 23rd, Henson will go back into the 2004 draft field. For the first time, though, the Henson camp appears to sounding like just maybe Henson will indeed be back in this year's draft. The premise behind the earlier thinking was that Henson would be much better off being able to pick the team he wanted to play with. So far, however, his options appear to be rather limited in that regard as only Dallas and Cleveland have even gone so far as to agree to have him in for a workout. St.Louis did have him in for a meet and greet interview yesterday, but the Rams would appear to have too many other concerns at QB dealing with the controversies surrounding incumbent starter Marc Bulger and former starter Kurt Warner. At the heart of the matter is that fact that Henson wants to be paid like a #1 pick, but as a 6th round selection last April, needs a very creative deal to get around the salary cap limitations that come with being a low-round pick. Tom Condon, Henson's agent, has been floating some ideas about a 10-15 year deal with lots of guarantees down the road, but NFL teams don't seem to be keen on that kind of commitment to a player who has not played in 3 years. In the end, it may be that the only way Henson gets paid like a #1 pick is to actually be a #1 selection.
Drew Henson Heading Back to the Draft!
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In 2002, The Sporting News named Tom the most
powerful agent in all of professional sports.
Negotiated 23 first-round contracts in the last six years.
Twice in the last five years, Tom negotiated the highest rookie
contract in NFL history.
USA Today named Tom the leader in free agent negotiated dollars.
Represents NFLPA Executive Director Gene Upshaw.
As the representative for NFL Officials, Tom doubled their
salary as part of a contract which exceeded $60 million.
Co-Chairman of the $600 million NFL Pension Fund since 1985
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Originally posted by Earthquake Enyart
Gee. I think someone figured this out about 10 days ago...
http://www.billszone.com/fanzone/sho...threadid=39542
Earthquake Enyart
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