Drew Rosenhaus

Drew Rosenhaus

Rosenhaus in 2003
Born (1966-10-29) October 29, 1966
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Miami
Duke University School of Law
Occupation NFL Sports Agent
Years active 25
Home town Miami, Florida

Drew Rosenhaus is an American sports agent who represents professional football players. He owns the Miami-based sports agency, Rosenhaus Sports, and has negotiated over $2 billion of NFL contracts.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Rosenhaus was born on October 29, 1966 in South Orange, New Jersey. Four years later his family moved to North Miami, Florida. As a kid, Rosenhaus was a fan of the Miami Dolphins and attended home games and practices.[4][5]

In 1987, he graduated from the University of Miami and began law school at Duke University. In 1989, he graduated from Duke University School of Law.[5][6][7]

Career

In 1989, Rosenhaus became a registered sports agent and at the age of 22, he was the youngest registered sports agent at the time.[1][2][4] As a University of Miami alumnus, many of his clients and contacts came from the Miami Hurricanes football program.[6][7]

His company operates under the name Rosenhaus Sports Representation (RSR). Other principals in the firm include Vice President Jason Rosenhaus (Drew’s brother) and director of marketing Robert Bailey.[8]

After the 2011 NFL Lockout, Rosenhaus negotiated more than 90 contracts, worth about $600 million, in one month.[4] In 2012, Rosenhaus and his brother Jason were accused of breach of contract and fraud by suspended employee Daniel F. Martoe in an arbitration filing with the National Football League Players Association.[9]

Rosenhaus (left) with client Zach Thomas

Notable clients

Rosenhaus represents more than 170 players.[4] Notable players Rosenhaus has represented or represents include Chad Johnson, Frank Gore, Rex Grossman, Rob Gronkowski, LeSean McCoy, Jimmy Smith, Plaxico Burress, Pete Stoyanovich, Eddie Blake, Jeff Cross, Warren Sapp, Robert Massey, Louis Oliver, Brian Blades and Zach Thomas.[4][5][10][11]

In January 2003, University of Miami running back Willis McGahee suffered a knee injury in his final college game during the Fiesta Bowl, the national championship game that year. One month later, he signed with Rosenhaus who predicted that, despite the injury, McGahee would be a first-round NFL draft pick in the 2003 NFL draft.[12]

During the draft, cameras would cut to live shots of McGahee and Rosenhaus talking on their cellular phones, giving the impression that they were communicating with teams. The Buffalo Bills picked McGahee in the first round as the 23rd overall choice in the draft. After reconstructive surgery and physical rehabilitation, McGahee signed a five-year contract with the Bills worth about $16 million.[1][12]

After the 2005 Terrell Owens controversy with the Philadelphia Eagles, Rosenhaus attended a press conference with the client. Rosenhaus responded to the majority of journalists' inquiries by asking for the "next question." The incident contributed to the title of Rosenhaus's second book Next Question: An NFL Super Agent's Proven Game Plan for Business Success.[13][14]

Media appearances

Rosenhaus is the author of two books. The first is his autobiography A Shark Never Sleeps: Wheeling and Dealing with the NFL's Most Ruthless Agent, published in 1997.[15] The second book, published in 2008, is Next Question : An NFL Super Agent's Proven Game Plan for Business Success.[13] In 1996, he became the first sports agent to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated.[5]

He has been featured on several television programs including CBS’s 60 Minutes,[4] HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel[16] and Showtime’s Inside the NFL.[10] Additionally, Rosenhaus appeared as himself on the sitcom Arli$$ and is a weekly contributor on "Sports Xtra," WSVN Miami's Sunday night sports wrap-up show.[17] He was also featured in ESPN documentaries The U and The Dotted Line.[18][19]

Rosenhaus has appeared in commercials for Burger King and ESPN's Sportscenter.[20][21][22]

Rosenhaus made a cameo appearance in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire. Also, the persona of Jerry Maguire was reportedly based on Rosenhaus.[4] In 1999, he appeared in the movie about professional football, Any Given Sunday.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "NFL 95: Drew Rosenhaus' Cell Phone". mmqb.si.com. Time Inc. 8 July 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Chat with Drew Rosenhaus". espn.go.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ "The World's Most Powerful Sports Agents". forbes.com. Forbes.com LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "The Player: NFL Super Agent Drew Rosenhaus". cbsnews.com. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Bamberger, Michael; Yaeger, Don (July 15, 1996). "So, Sue Me! His No-Holds-Barred Tactics Infuriate NFL Executives, But Drew Rosenhaus, The Self-Styled Dark Knight of Sports Agents, Isn't About To Apologize". si.com. Time Inc. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Sports Agent Profile, Agent: Drew Rosenhaus". sports-agent-directory.com. Sports-Agent-Directory.com. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Eddy, Brian (April 22, 1999). "Rosenhaus: Here to stay". espn.go.com. ESPN/Starwave Partners. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  8. ↑ Garber, Greg (June 7, 2005). "Rosenhaus' success draws cries of foul play". sports.espn.go.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Agent Drew Rosenhaus accused of breach of contract, fraud by employee in arbitration filing". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Agent: Plaxico Burress will play in 2011". sports.espn.go.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. January 28, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  11. ↑ Graham, Tim (April 13, 2009). "Agent: Zach Thomas chooses Chiefs over Jets". espn.go.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  12. 1 2 "Bills: Agent did not influence decision". sports.espn.go.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. 27 April 2003. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  13. 1 2 Heitner, Darren (October 21, 2008). "Book Review: Next Question". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  14. ↑ Rosenhaus, Drew; Jason Rosenhaus (September 2008). Next Question: An NFL Super Agent's Proven Game Plan for Business Success. Penguin Group. p. 29. ISBN 0-425-22344-2. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
  15. ↑ "A shark never sleeps : wheeling and dealing with the NFL's most ruthless agent". worldcat.org. 1997. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  16. ↑ "RealSports with Bryant Gumbel From 1995 to present". hboarchives.com. HBO Archives. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  17. ↑ Berardino, Mike (August 9, 2009). "Miami Dolphins: Drew Rosenhaus Finally Speaks Again On Matt Roth". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  18. ↑ "The U (2009) Full Cast & Crew". imdb.com. IMDB.COM, Inc. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  19. ↑ Heitner, Darren (October 11, 2011). "ESPN's "The Dotted Line" – A Documentary About Sports Agents". sportsagentblog.com. Sports Agent Blog. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  20. ↑ Dilbert, Ryan (November 3, 2011). "The 100 Funniest SportsCenter Commercials". bleacherreport.com. Bleacher Report, Inc. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Drew Rosenhaus Discusses Misconceptions About Sports Agents". sportsbusinessdaily.com. American City Business Journals. March 22, 2007. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  22. ↑ Nudd, Tim (August 30, 2006). "Drew Rosenhaus enjoying his 15 minutes". adweek.com. AdWeek. Retrieved April 6, 2015.

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