Tag: Drew Rosenhaus

Eagles grant CB Darius Slay permission to seek a trade ahead of free agency

Darius Slay is looking for a contract extension and with NFL free agency set to begin, the Philadelphia Eagles have given the Pro Bowl cornerback permission to seek a trade

Darius Slay wants a contract extension and with the NFL free agency period set to kick off, Eagles brass has given the Pro Bowl cornerback permission to seek a trade.

The league salary cap is expected to exceed $224 million in 2023, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and where things currently stand, Philadelphia is expected to have roughly $8 million in cap space.

The Birds are set to have 18 pending free agents, and with another likely retool schedule on defense, the organization could conjure up a scheme for more flexibility.

Philadelphia could free up $12 million by restructuring his current deal, but with the veteran looking past the 2023 season, Slay could wind up in greener pastures with more years.

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RB Jeff Wilson hires Drew Rosenhaus, hopes to return to Dolphins

He was productive in his short stint with Miami last year.

At last year’s trade deadline, the Miami Dolphins sent a fifth-round pick to the San Francisco 49ers to bring running back Jeff Wilson Jr. to South Florida for the remainder of the year.

During his eight games in aqua and orange, Wilson rushed for 392 yards and three touchdowns on 4.7 yards per attempt and another 94 yards and a touchdown on 12 receptions.

Now, the 27-year-old is set to hit free agency for the second offseason in a row, and before he hits the market, he’s brought on new representation. According to the NFLPA, Wilson’s agent is now Drew Rosenhaus, who also represents Myles Gaskin, Jerome Baker, Tyreek Hill, Emmanuel Ogbah and Connor Williams.

Wilson told Sports Extra on Fox that he hopes to return to Miami this offseason to work with head coach Mike McDaniel and an offensive scheme that he’s been productive in.

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With the success that both he and Mostert had last season, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Miami be interested in one or both of their top free agent backs returning in 2023.

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Raiders TE Darren Waller signs with new agent, returns to practice

Same day Darren Waller signs with new agent, returns to Raiders practice

There are coincidences. And then there’s those things that seem like too much of a coincidence to be a coincidence. Take the Darren Waller situation, for instance.

The Pro Bowl tight end has missed most of camp with what was being called a hamstring injury, according to reports. At least it was called that right about the time the media started to wonder if maybe he was not practicing because of his contract situation.

Waller has been looking for a new contract that would pay him closer to where he stands among NFL tight ends. To that end, he dropped his agent, Klutch Sports.

This morning Drew Rosenhaus announced he had a new client.

A couple hours later, Josh McDaniels was asked if he expected Darren Waller back soon and McDaniels — rather uncharacteristically — said Waller would be on the field for today’s practice.

“Darren’s good. Darren’s good to go,” said McDaniels. “So, you’ll see him today. I don’t really know about that whole (agent/contract) situation yet. But he’ll be out there today.”

Waller was indeed on the field with his teammates according to multiple accounts, suggesting just what McDaniels said; that he’s “good to go” as the team prepares for the season opener.

Whether that’s a healing situation or a contract confidence situation is up to interpretation. But I’d expect reports of a new deal will be forthcoming.

Drew Rosenhaus says his players love Mike McDaniel

Everybody seems like to the coach.

Since the Miami Dolphins brought on Mike McDaniel to run their team, players and coaches alike have come out of the woodwork to support the new head man in South Florida.

It seems that everyone who’s had an interaction with McDaniel talks about his infectious energy and vast football knowledge.

This week, McDaniel received some more praise from NFL agent Drew Rosenhaus during his weekly segment on WSVN-Fox 7.

“We represent multiple guys on the team, both offense and defense,” said Rosenhaus (transcribed by the Miami Herald). They love him. He’s made a great impression on the players. They really respect his knowledge. He has made an impression on the players that he’s a brilliant football mind.

“A lot of players have commented that it’s been tough — the workouts, the practices, the conditioning has been brutal. Maybe even tougher than what they’ve had in the past. McDaniel has made a great impression, but he’s also a guy who’s proving that he’s going to demand that players work extremely hard.”

According to Spotrac, Rosenhaus represents Tyreek Hill, Emmanuel Ogbah, Jerome Baker, Connor Williams and Sheldrick Redwine. Those are some great names to have backing the head coach

While, ultimately, McDaniel’s legacy will be decided when games are actually played, it’s good to know that he has support and belief from a number of his players before the season even starts.

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Drew Rosenhaus: Dolphins have had discussions about Carlos Dunlap, Akiem Hicks

Both free agents could help make this defense even better.

The Miami Dolphins have done a lot to help improve their roster for the 2022 season, but most of their work has been on the offensive side of the ball.

Defensively, the only veteran that they added was Keion Crossen, who will be contributing mostly on special teams.

While the Dolphins did draft two linebackers in Georgia’s Channing Tindall and California’s Cameron Goode, general manager Chris Grier might be looking to add more veteran help.

According to WSVN’s Josh Moser, agent Drew Rosenhaus says that he and Miami have had discussions regarding free agents Carlos Dunlap and Akiem Hicks.

Dunlap, 33, played in all 17 games for the Seahawks in 2021, recording 35 total tackles (eight for a loss), 14 quarterback hits, 8.5 sacks, seven passes defended and one forced fumble.

Hicks, 32, played just nine games for the Chicago Bears last season. He recorded 25 tackles (five for a loss), nine quarterback hits and 3.5 sacks.

Either player would bring talent and veteran leadership to a defense that already has a fair amount of both. Signing either wouldn’t be necessary, but it certainly wouldn’t hurt to have more productive players on that unit.

According to Over the Cap, the Dolphins currently have $20.22 million in cap space that they could use in a number of ways.

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Drew Rosenhaus ‘would not be surprised’ if Deshaun Watson is a Dolphin

Drew Rosenhaus ‘would not be surprised’ if Deshaun Watson is a Dolphin

The Miami Dolphins are coming off the heels of a thrilling preseason victory over the Cincinnati Bengals to close their preseason schedule — but the rumor mill looms large over the Dolphins and what the next several days and weeks will bring to South Florida. Dolphins head coach Brian Flores was stern in his postgame press conference when asked about the ongoing rumors that tie the Miami Dolphins to embattled quarterback Deshaun Watson; who is facing accusations from over 20 separate women related to sexual assault.

Flores’ message?

“I’m interested in the players on the Miami Dolphins.”

But here’s the thing: Flores was asked if he would “feel comfortable” saying that the Miami Dolphins are not interested in acquiring Watson. A simple ‘no’ could have put lots of this speculation to bed. Speculation that has found new momentum in the past few days after a report from Charles Robinson of Yahoo! Sports indicated the Dolphins were the “favorite” to trade for and acquire Watson.

Reported interest of Watson in Miami has been sourced to a number of different outlets, including well-respected local beat writer Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald.

You can now include NFL super agent Drew Rosenhaus among those who can foresee the Miami Dolphins doing the unthinkable — trading to acquire Watson with his current off-field allegations ongoing and no clarity on the truth behind the very serious allegations leveed against him. Rosenhaus took to WVSN 7 News for his weekly segment and went so far as to say he “would not be surprised” to see Watson as a member of the Dolphins for the first game of the regular season.

“The Dolphins are absolutely working on this deal with the Texans. There is obviously holdups with compensation — they want three first round picks, plus. It’s not going to happen while (Watson) has an uncertain legal future. The Dolphins have to make sure that they have contingencies in the event that these legal issues become a serious problem. But I do think there’s a legitimate possibility that the Dolphins will acquire one of the best players in the NFL in Deshaun Watson,” — NFL agent Drew Rosenhaus via Josh Moser of WVSN 7 News

While the NFL regular season feels like it could be the barrier that puts these rumors to bed once and for all in 2021, it seems as though Miami is going to continue to be tied to Watson for as long as he’s available via trade.

Browns TE David Njoku once again fires his agent

Njoku immediately demanded a trade from the Browns after hiring Rosenhaus a year ago

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Browns tight end David Njoku has fired his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, and returned to his old representation, re-hiring Malki Kawa, per Camryn Justice of WEWS-5.

Normally it’s not a huge newsworthy event when a player parts ways with his representation, but Njoku’s status and history are a different story. Njoku switched from Kawa to Rosenhaus in the summer of 2020 and immediately demanded a trade from Cleveland. The trade demand was later walked back by Njoku and Rosenhaus when it was clear the Browns were not going to acquiesce to the oddly-timed demand.

Njoku is entering the fifth and final year of his rookie contract. The 2017 first-rounder will be a free agent following the season and figures to be one of the top tight ends on the market.

Per Justice, Kawa lashed out at Rosenhaus while welcoming Njoku back into the fold:

It’s unclear how the agent change will immediately impact the chances Njoku remains with the Browns beyond 2021, but dumping Rosenhaus should be seen as increasing the odds.

Drew Rosenhaus confirms Emmanuel Ogbah’s desire for Dolphins extension

Drew Rosenhaus confirms Emmanuel Ogbah’s desire for Dolphins extension

Miami Dolphins defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah has been keeping his distance from the Dolphins organization early on this offseason — training on his own to ensure he’s ready for the start of the 2021 season. The 2021 campaign will be a critical one for Ogbah, as it is currently scheduled to be the final year of his 2-year, $15M contract signing with the Dolphins back ahead of the 2020 season. And, on the heels of a 9-sack season that would lead the team, Ogbah is hoping that this year won’t be his last in Miami.

That much has been made abundantly clear thanks to his agent, Drew Rosenhaus. Rosenhaus went on the air for a weekly segment with WSVN-Fox 7 and confirmed the suspicions and what the whispers of the offseason has suggested:

Ogbah would like a new deal to stay in Miami.

“Defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah — who has been training on his own in recent weeks while many of his teammates worked together at team headquarters — will attend the Dolphins’ mandatory minicamp that runs Tuesday through Thursday this week, agent Drew Rosenhaus said on his weekly segment on WSVN-Fox 7.

“We would like to get an extension done,” Rosenhaus said. “We’ve approached the Dolphins about that. That’s as much as I can say.”” — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald

Rosenhaus knows a little something about getting extensions done with the Dolphins, too. One of his other clients, LB Jerome Baker, just signed a 3-year, $39M contract extension to keep him in Miami through the end of the 2024 season on the cusp of what would have been a contract year for him, too.

Whether or not the Dolphins decide to ‘play ball’ with Ogbah and Rosenhaus will likely be determined where the money falls. If there’s common interest and common ground with the financials, an extension certainly could make sense. But Miami would be well within their rights to be hesitant, too. Miami get the best version of Ogbah we’ve seen yet; was that a one-year wonder or is that a sustainable pace of play?

How the Dolphins choose to proceed from here will tell you how they personally feel about Ogbah’s forecast.

Greg Newsome joins Rosenhaus Sports, remains unsigned with Browns

Newsome parted ways with his old agent last week

Cleveland Browns first-round draft pick Greg Newsome has himself a new agent. A week after dropping his old agency, CAA, Newsome has signed on with Rosenhaus Sports and uber agent Drew Rosenhaus.

The cornerback from Northwestern remains unsigned with the Browns. Newsome’s choice of agent representation is largely inconsequential to his rookie deal with Cleveland; rookie salaries are firmly established by the collective bargaining agreement between the league and the NFLPA.

Rosenhaus represents many prominent players around the NFL. Among his clients on the Browns: tight end David Njoku, who immediately demanded a trade upon signing with Rosenhaus only to later walk that back.

Panthers picking up fifth-year option for WR D.J. Moore

The Carolina Panthers will exercise wide receiver D.J. Moore’s fifth-year option, according to Adam Schefter at ESPN.

The Carolina Panthers will exercise wide receiver D.J. Moore’s fifth-year option, according to Adam Schefter at ESPN. Picking up Moore’s option was a no-brainer as far as these things go. Doing so will cost the Panthers $11.116 million in 2022.

While Moore’s game is still somewhat raw after three seasons in the NFL, he’s improved every year and his production has been impressive despite dealing with some poor play and major injuries at quarterback. In 46 games, Moore has posted 208 catches, 3,156 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns.

Carolina has one other player currently on the roster with an eligible fifth-year option: quarterback Sam Darnold. The team has until May 3 to make their decision. That call likely hinges on whether or not they pick a quarterback in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft tonight.

If he’s still there when the Panthers are on the clock, we expect Ohio State’s Justin Fields will be the pick.

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