Prospect Payola... Potential Bombshell

Tour2ma

Shades of '50's radio, Batman...

This practice never occurred to me. If true, it's going to rock the sports-media world.

(Lawrence Jackson Retweeted Jason Whitlock)

Mel Kiper has greased pockets. That’s why the big board always has some whaaaaat names. I had an agent promise to get me atop his big board.

(Lawrence Jackson added)

Jason WhitlockVerified account @WhitlockJason

Publicists/PR people/Agencies have writers on retainer who spew out much of what you read in the blogosphere. The client sees a favorable article on what appears a reputable site and has no idea his agent paid for it. https://twitter.com/geoffschwartz/status/957350858345283586 …

3:37 AM - 28 Jan 2018

Dutch Oven

Wouldn't it be more of a situation where an agent greases Kiper's pockets? An agent gives Kiper a plain envelope full of cash to put his player on his Big Board with the hope that teams pay attention?

nickers

This wouldnt surprise me one bit.... Kiper has an impeccable record for being "WRONG"

The Gipper

It would be pathetic if true. And it would cause the convening of a grand jury to investigate fraud and corruption...just as it did with the Payola Scandal.

Of course...that scandal caused the demise of Alan Freed. If it was shown that a guy like Kiper was doing it....then he would suffer the same fate as Freed.....and never be allowed to work in that business again.

jrb12711

@nickers said:

This wouldnt surprise me one bit.... Kiper has an impeccable record for being "WRONG"

Eh, I wouldn't say he's right or wrong as much as anyone else who does that stuff for a living. It's more that he's the public face of draft stuff so his "wrong" projections ring loudest. The vast majority of the time though it's not like he has a guy slated well above where everyone else does.

Tour2ma

For a name like Kiper to do this would be shocking, but more disturbing to me is how prevalent something could be that I'd not even considered to be in existence.