Joe welcomes a special guest, Derek Hawkridge, an NFL Agent for Steinberg Sports and Entertainment, to the show today to discuss a number of ins and outs to the business of professional football.

Is money always involved when a player chooses which team to sign with as a free agent? What options are available for incoming draft picks to improve their stock? What exactly does a sports agency do and why is it different with the NFL versus other sports? And why do athletes dislike the franchise tag but are cooperative when restructuring their current deals?

It’s a crazy NFL offseason and a lot of the behind the scenes work is revealed in this informative and entertaining episode.

Those interested in following Derek can find him at https://twitter.com/agent_dhawk and Steinberg Sports and Entertainment at https://twitter.com/steinbergsports.

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