@ballpeen said:
Bottom line is I would rather have Clowney over Vernon.
Clowney is represented by the same agent who reps Garrett. Garrett is going to get more than Clowney, so why not try to drive up Clowneys price?
I would. So would all of you. The NFL limits agents to 3% of a players yearly salary. Well, 3% of $18,000,000 is $540,000. Chew on that. And that doesn't include endorsement contracts. Agents can make 10-15% of that. D linemen don't sell many products.. Merlin Olson sold FTD flowers for a long time. Mean Joe sold Coke products. Can't think of any others...Alex Karras got some national air. It would be mostly local stuff that doesn't pay all that much if you are pitching for a local garage door company.
JJ Watt must have a good deal of endorsements (if you consider him a DLman, I do). Clowney won't boost pass rush much, but he will upgrade the rush D, and, as of now, pass D is their biggest weakness.