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it's time for the business of sports with andrew brand hey welcome back boys and girls got another

addition for you the business of sports with andrew brand we just had the NFL draft number one

pick in the draft baker mayfield i saw that his agent was

not one of the bigger agents and certainly someone you wouldn't think the number one pick would go with

you think of the big firms that are getting all the top quarterbacks well baker went with a small-time

agent named jack mills when i say small time i certainly don't mean not well known. He's been in the

business 40-something years, had the Heisman Trophy winner at Oklahoma 40-something years ago, I think

48 years ago in Steve Owens and now has the one in 2017 in Baker Mayfield. Tom Mills talks about

how he got Baker Mayfield. This amazing story you'll hear at a restaurant in L.A. just for the first time even before dinner was ordered. He had him as a client. Talks about Baker's experience with other agents. Talks about how teams were just sort of enamored with him going into the draft.

He felt like the Broncos would take him at five, the Jets would take him at three, and of course the Browns,

even though he didn't know.

And then listen for a surprise team that was trying to get into number two.

You will be shocked, perhaps, as to which team that was.

So enjoy it ahead, a long-form podcast all about the representation of Baker Mayfield,

the industry, the team's getting in position to draft him, including that surprise team.

Enjoy this podcast with veteran agent, an agent to Baker Mayfield, Jack Mills.

You know, the agent business seems to be dominated these days,

especially at the top of the draft by CAAs and Athletes First and LaGarde Array,

and they're getting 10, 20 clients in the draft.

Well, top of the draft is Jack Mills with Baker Mayfield.

Jack, welcome.

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