Comments on: Priority Sports Mulling Action Against Keels

By: devilzadvocate

devilzadvocate — Sun, 24 May 2009 18:18:52 +0000

I think it is time for Keels to issue a statement to the public directed at damage control to the way his relationship with Smith is presently perceived. It couldn’t get much worse than it presently is, barring a lengthy holdout.

By: footballfan09

footballfan09 — Sun, 24 May 2009 18:04:52 +0000

voyager6,
Good point but don’t you think that the Bengals deserve anything that happens to them by even drafting that tool of a player? Smith is a huge waste of time with his immaturity. They would have been better off to just pass on the pick rather than waste it on me.

By: voyager6

voyager6 — Sun, 24 May 2009 15:19:05 +0000

Can’t wait until this hits the courts and there is an injunction against Smith signing a contract until compensation to Priority Sports is determined by a jury.
As I said before, this could result in Cincinnati unable to sign Smith before the end of the season and Smith would be draft eligible again next year. I am sure that the Bengals would join Priority in a damages case for losing Smith for a year and the #6 pick. I would expect the Bengals’ to claim at least 9 figure damages.

By: Insomniac

Insomniac — Sun, 24 May 2009 14:44:03 +0000

How would Keels be informed that Smith terminated Priority Sports? Is the intent of the 5 day period to allow the terminated representative 5 days to get their client back or to prevent the player from being hasty? Seems like it would be better for it to be the latter. It allows everyone to make a pitch, but the player can’t decide for 5 days.
On a side note, they should use a similar method that blocks all draft eligible players from signing with an agent until January 31. Then it would allow all agents to make their pitch and increase the risk to agents who make wink-knod agreements that theose players could sign elsewhere later.

By: LiveNBreath Football

LiveNBreath Football — Sun, 24 May 2009 14:34:23 +0000

Priority Sports would be smarter to just drop it. All they do is look like whiners. They are mad they got played. Chalk it up as a “learning experience” and move on.

By: BuckFutter

BuckFutter — Sun, 24 May 2009 14:32:26 +0000

It would be kind of interesting if Keels realized that his representation of Smith would jeopardize his draft standing. Kind of takes a lot of self-awareness to say “People hate me.”
And if all this is true, it’s not hard to see why teams wouldn’t want to draft a player represented by such a sleazebag.

By: footballfan09

footballfan09 — Sun, 24 May 2009 13:59:42 +0000

I am more interested in the stupidty of Andre Smith. Why in the heck would you re-hire an agent who put you in a bad situation before the draft? Does he not realize that Keels is a moron and will probably mess something else up in the future.