Drew Rosenhaus vs. Tom Heckert: The Duel in Cleveland

May 19, 2010   ·   Brian DiTullio   ·   Jump to comments

Super agent Drew Rosenhaus is known for driving hard bargains and being a royal pain in the neck to general managers and front offices everywhere.
So it should come as no surprise that Rosenhaus-represented clients like Cleveland Browns safety Abram Elam and others are holding out of offseason activities and refusing to sign their tenders.
Elam demanded a trade on Monday, to which Browns general manager Tom Heckert flatly shot down.
"That's not going to happen," Heckert was quoted as saying.
Rosenhaus got where he is by maneuvering his clients into a position of strength in which to negotiate for more money.
Heckert knows Rosenhaus is holding a gun with no ammunition at the moment. The Browns have all the leverage and Rosenhaus is risking his clients a lot of money with this pointless posturing.
OTAs, admittedly, aren't really that important in the larger scheme of things, but given how much these players are paid, it's not really asking too much of these ...

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