This prominent agent thought the proposal itself, made to one of his most prominent clients, was pragmatic enough. And if handled properly, would create a very real win-win.
The player, a high-end corner, had a contract incentive tied to interception return yards and, with 13 games in the books, was four yards short of the mark. If he hit it, it’d land him $100,000. And in thinking about that, the agent had happened upon a quirk in the rules that could help his client get there—if a teammate lateraled an interception to him, and he picked up additional yardage as a result, those yards would count toward the total.
So the agent had a proposal for his client: “You’re gonna walk up to every player on defense, and tell them if they get a pick, and they pitch you the ball, you’ll give them $10,000.” With three games left, he’d figured, an opportunity was bound to pop up.
