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Article: Few Jerry Maguires; Aspiring sports agents find the clients scarce, the glamour nonexistent and the going tough.(SPORTS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- May 4, 2004
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Byline: Bob Cohn, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Attention all you would-be, real-life Jerry Maguires and Arlisses, you prospective Tom Condons and Leigh Steinbergs and all the bright, young legal eagles who want to join the glamorous, lucrative world of representing professional football players. Tony Agnone has a word of advice.
"Don't."
Based in the Baltimore area, Agnone has been an agent for 26 years. He has several clients, including New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan, who set the NFL single-season sack record in 2001. Agnone also teaches a class in sports law at the University of Baltimore.
Many of his students tell Agnone they ...