this is unbelievable incompetence by a sports agent....
"Owens, a four-time Pro Bowl selection, didn't file the necessary paperwork quickly enough this week to become an unrestricted free agent, according to the NFL Management Council. Owens' agent, David Joseph, will file a grievance.
"We voided the contract. There's an issue now as to whether or not the void was effective," Joseph said.
Owens was among several players required to file by a new deadline, which recently was moved up 10 days for players who signed their contracts before the league's 2001 collective bargaining agreement went into effect.
Cleveland receiver Dennis Northcutt`s agent made a similar mistake. The Browns announced Thursday that Northcutt's agent failed to void the final three years of his contract by Feb. 19, keeping him with Cleveland.
By missing the deadline, Owens is under contract to San Francisco through 2006 -- and the 49ers get an unexpected bonus in what's shaping up to be a difficult offseason."
how can these agents make this caliber of error?.....what is the recourse available to these players?.....
the cavalier attitude that thisis written about is astounding...could potentially cost these players millions...and in owens` case,could potentially tie him to a team that he seems to desperatly want to separate from......
i`d sue the bastids...what incompetence...
"Owens, a four-time Pro Bowl selection, didn't file the necessary paperwork quickly enough this week to become an unrestricted free agent, according to the NFL Management Council. Owens' agent, David Joseph, will file a grievance.
"We voided the contract. There's an issue now as to whether or not the void was effective," Joseph said.
Owens was among several players required to file by a new deadline, which recently was moved up 10 days for players who signed their contracts before the league's 2001 collective bargaining agreement went into effect.
Cleveland receiver Dennis Northcutt`s agent made a similar mistake. The Browns announced Thursday that Northcutt's agent failed to void the final three years of his contract by Feb. 19, keeping him with Cleveland.
By missing the deadline, Owens is under contract to San Francisco through 2006 -- and the 49ers get an unexpected bonus in what's shaping up to be a difficult offseason."
how can these agents make this caliber of error?.....what is the recourse available to these players?.....
the cavalier attitude that thisis written about is astounding...could potentially cost these players millions...and in owens` case,could potentially tie him to a team that he seems to desperatly want to separate from......
i`d sue the bastids...what incompetence...
