Richard Sherman and Mike Florio Are Getting Feisty [UPDATE]
Here we were, enjoying Championship Sunday, some finally nice weather in the midwest, and getting ready for the work week when a Twitter spat emerged between Mike Florio and Richard Sherman.
It started when Florio posted a story about the a group of agents and about 60 players having a meeting that happened in conjunction with NFLPA meetings that, his sources said, did not go well. The collective bargaining agreement is starting to see its hourglass come to an end so the player interest sides need to get their ducks in a row in advance of what is always a face-off with the owners.
Sherman, who was at the meeting and whose non-agent-negotiated contract being panned by agents according to Florio’s story, disagreed:
Lmao this is such a joke. I was in the meeting. Constructive conversation but hey I guess that headline isn’t sensational enough. https://t.co/LOoC3tExpd
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) March 17, 2019
Florio responded:
I guess I need to post the entire memo and let the readers decide. https://t.co/VpIeJeU8Pj
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) March 17, 2019
And so did Sherman:
Should I post the email between you and the agents? https://t.co/C2YvjUcZWt
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) March 17, 2019
Florio has posted the memo. It will be interesting to observe if this continues to flare up on Twitter, or if the posting of the memo is the last word.
UPDATE: It continued:
Once again. The meeting went as I said. Seeing as your platform was funded by agents I understand your attempt to always paint them I. The best light. However there are always two sides and we are talking about agents that cannot negotiate fully guaranteed deals with GMs. So
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) March 17, 2019
You don't know me nearly well enough to make that accusation. Few in the media advocate for player rights like I do. I also think that every player needs a good agent to get the best possible contract. And I'm not wrong about that.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) March 17, 2019
You don't know me nearly well enough to make that accusation. Few in the media advocate for player rights like I do. I also think that every player needs a good agent to get the best possible contract. And I'm not wrong about that.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) March 17, 2019
Also, by saying that agents don't see the players "as the intelligent and fully capable men they are," you're basically confirming the meeting didn't go well.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) March 17, 2019
They don't "need" an agent, but they'll get a better deal with a good agent than they'll get on their own -- and with a good agent they'll definitely make more than enough extra to more than justify a three-percent fee.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) March 17, 2019
You also could say I have a vested interest in assisting coaches and GMs, so I should be advocating for more players to represent themselves so that teams can steamroll players in negotiations. Or you could just say I'm being fair and objective, which is what I'm doing.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) March 17, 2019