EYL #47 Last Laugh

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🗓️ 8 November 2019

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Greg Barnett has been an NFL agent for 15 years. Some of the current players that he represents are Justin Houston, Reshad Jones, and Pro-bowler Kyler Fuller. He also co-represents this year’s #4 draft pick Clelin Ferrell and former Heisman trophy winner Jameis Winston.His journey has taken him from being in special education in high school to becoming a school teacher, to making NFL history. In 2015 he helped negotiate the largest contract for a linebacker in NFL history at that time for Justin Houston. The contract was for $101,000,000 with $52,000,000 of it guaranteed.In addition to being an agent, he also is an entrepreneur, investor, and manager for retired players including the legendary Percy Harvin.In episode 47 he walked us through NFL contract negotiations, he explained what college athletes go through, and we talked about the NCAA not paying athletes. We also discussed special education in schools, the business of AAU basketball, and the advantages of HBCUs.Guest IG: @gbobarnettBook Tip: Sole Influence --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/earnyourleisure/support Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	All right guys welcome back EYL hometown hero. Yeah, this is a special hometown here
0:06.2	This is a special hometown heroes. No, we did a hometown hero addition in Houston shot to a stamp
0:12.7	We gonna take it where we from
0:15.6	Greenberg, New York. Yeah, yeah, yeah, the town for real for sure
0:21.4	Greenberg, New York very special place. So we've actually already had
0:25.2	Two guests from our hometown ready to shout the valve. Shout the valve. I'll let you know that was a great episode
0:31.3	And we had some more also
0:33.8	Yeah, shout some more man. Where the partners in in Kerala so
0:37.7	Yeah, we were lucky enough to have two people that we already grew up in with the high school with so now we got the OG from our neighborhood
0:45.5	Big dog
0:47.0	Mr. Greg Barnex. So first of all, most thank you for joining us, man
0:51.2	Well, thanks for having me, man. It's a pleasure. All mine, you know
0:57.9	I'm excited first podcast I did so I'm doing so you know, we're getting done
1:03.9	Yeah, as you guys know, you know, we talk about sports entertainment a lot
1:08.4	That's kind of the whole theme of the show and well not the whole theme of the show
1:13.4	But a major part of the show is the back story is for entertainment
1:16.5	So this this is what you right here is right up our alley
1:19.9	Greg is an NFL agent you just a lot of other things as well
1:23.7	He's in archipelago family man
1:26.6	In a you basketball
1:28.6	Real estate invested
1:30.6	You should actually be a school teacher
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