Mark Rodgers: Russell Wilson's Agent

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🗓️ 5 September 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Sports Agent Mark Rodgers has only 1 NFL client...Russell Wilson. Mark joins Andrew Brandt this week to talk about negotiating Wilson's new deal with the Denver Broncos specifically: The timeline of the contract negotiations 3:14 The difference between MLB & NFL deals 5:10 NBA's Cap vs the NFL 9:34 Guaranteed money in NFL deals 12:11 Negotiating with the Broncos new ownership 28:43 Russell Wilson behind the scenes 33:54 Connect with the Andrew Sports Business League: https://andrewbrandt.clickfunnels.com/sales Website: https://www.andrew-brandt.com Andrew’s Sunday Seven Newsletter: https://www.andrew-brandt.com/sunday-seven Twitter: @AndrewBrandt Instragram: @AndrewBrandt2 Clubhouse: @adb719 Twitch.tv/andrewbrandtlive If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/LA/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA(select parishes)/MI/NH/NJ/ NY/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. New customer offer void in NH/OR/ONT-CA. $200 in Free bets: New customers only. Valid 1 per new customer. Min. $5 deposit. Min $5 wager. $200 issued as eight (8) $25 free bets. Ends 9/19/22 @ 8pm. Early Win: 1 Early Win Token issued per eligible game. Opt in req. Token expires at start of eligible game. Min moneyline bet $1. Wagering limits apply. Wagers placed on both sides of moneyline will void bet. Ends 1/8/23 @ 8pm ET. See terms at sportsbook dot draftkings.com/football terms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	consistency is the key right there are certain players that you can count on and i would put
0:05.2	russell wilson at the very very high end of that list hey there boys and girls welcome to
0:10.8	labor day edition of the business of sports with andrew brand hope you guys are having a great holiday
0:16.0	this is a special podcast for you i'll get to that in a minute. We're presented as always by Draft Kings.
0:22.7	Our producers, Brian Neal, a musical producer. You hear the music under us. Sam Brandt.
0:27.5	What a special podcast today. The recently completed almost hours ago contract for Russell Wilson,
0:35.6	the Denver Broncos, five-year extension, seven years total.
0:39.1	One of the biggest deals in the history of the sport.
0:41.7	For one of the biggest players in the history of the sport is done.
0:45.3	And the person who negotiated who's been representing Russell Wilson all these years, as a baseball agent, only one football client named Russell Wilson, has joined the podcast.
0:54.5	We got Mark Rogers on, and Mark is going to take us inside.
0:58.6	As he leaves Denver in the airport talking about the negotiation,
1:04.1	he gives us great insights into what went on with Russell and the Broncos,
1:08.0	how the trade, I'm sorry, the contract negotiations started
1:11.5	way back at the owners meetings and finished up on the eve of September 1st, which was the
1:16.8	deadline.
1:18.1	So we're going to get to that in one second.
1:20.8	We're going to talk to Mark Rogers about the negotiation of Russell Wilson and the Denver
1:25.4	Broncos.
1:26.4	First, I want to give you a word from one of
1:28.7	my favorite products, and that's AG1. Athletic Greens is something I take every morning. I just scoop
1:34.7	a cup into my water, and I just drink it. I started taking it because I didn't want to have all
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