Ask Brett Tessler

[Brett Tessler]

Brett is Ricky the best in the league, or will his marijuana incidents come up to bite him in the ***? I love Ricky and all but i beleive Jamal has taken his spot. Also how do you become an Agent? Send soon Brett!!!!

Cody,
Thanks a lot for your question. There's no doubt that Ricky is one of the top running backs in the league along with Jamal Lewis and LaDanian Tomlinson. His recent problems are a setback, but hopefully he will learn his lesson and come back stronger than ever. In order to become an agent you need to work really hard, learn a lot about the business, and get people to believe in you. Also, like anything else in life you need to stick with it! Catch you later.

[Silent Hippy]

Cody,
Thanks a lot for your question. There's no doubt that Ricky is one of the top running backs in the league along with Jamal Lewis and LaDanian Tomlinson. His recent problems are a setback, but hopefully he will learn his lesson and come back stronger than ever. In order to become an agent you need to work really hard, learn a lot about the business, and get people to believe in you. Also, like anything else in life you need to stick with it! Catch you later.

do you have to go to college?

[Silent Hippy]

do you think that there should be a sallary cap?
who is your favorite player?
has a player done something that you didnt want them to do?like signing with a team for a low contract when you have found a better one?

[Junoir 61503]

Welcome Brett,
My question is if you ever been to single nfl player party's like the Cowboys use to have with the White House and that stuff.In other words have you partied with them and if you don't mind sharing a story or something if you have one,thanks again.

[bryan allen]

Peytons agent will be negotiating a contract for Chad Pennington in the near future. Do you think he can financially cripple our hated division opponent?

[MarSly]

Any chance Trent Gamble could be resigned.He was to physical on special teams to just forget about him.

[Muck]

I think the Phins signed Chris Akins for that role.

[touborg]

Hi Brett. Your time here is really appreciated sir!

You've given a lot of professional insight, so I thought i'd ask a more personal question

Which is your favorite NFL team? (and be honest!)

=)

[Brett Tessler]

Brett,

Thanks for taking the time to answer our question, and providing some great insight 'behind the curtain' as it were.

Any tips for how a fan can make a positive impression on an athlete or sports figure upon meeting them? Any 'rabid fan' horror stories you can share as anecdotes?

Again, thanks for the time.

The best way to make a positive impression is to just be yourself. Approach them in the same manner you'd like to be approached. Most players are appreciative of the fans and go out of their way to be accommodating to them. After all, playing in the NFL is a privilege and an honor and you guys are the ones who make it possible.

Aside from a stalker here or there, most of the people we encounter are really cool. I'll tell you about the groupies later...

[Brett Tessler]

Drew has threaten that if they don’t reach an agreement on a contract that Ogun would sit out the first 10 games of the season and return for the last 6 in order to gain his eligibility for FAs. Wally isn’t the first RFA to reach an impasse with his team but this is the first time I have heard a player make this threat. Have other players used this tactic or is Drew breaking new ground? Is there some counter measure the Phins could use to thwart this ploy?

This is a standard threat to try and force the team to give them what they want. It isn't groundbreaking, and the Dolphins can't do anything about it other than trade him or cut him.