Andre Johnson Hires New Agent

by Tim on May 22, 2010 9:43 AM CDT in News

No more advice from family for 'Dre. He's retained Kennard McGuire to represent him in his efforts to get a new or modified deal from your Houston Texans. McGuire's most recent pelt on the wall is Brandon Marshall's extension with Miami; he should also be known to Texans fans as the man who negotiated Apostrophe Davis' deal to stay in Houston two years ago.

I don't see this having much of an effect on the eventual resolution of this situation. I thought 'Dre would get additional money before he hired McGuire, and I think he'll get additional money now that he's hired McGuire. What the development does do, however, is show the Texans that 'Dre is serious (if there ever was a doubt) about getting something done. Instead of getting advice from his uncle, a non-agent, AJ brought in a professional. He brought in the guy who got Brandon Marshall--a WR who's not as accomplished as Andre Johnson, unless the accomplishments we're talking about are instances of insubordination and/or appearances on a police blotter--paid. No doubt McGuire's going to do the same for 'Dre, all the while pointing at Marshall's contract as evidence of where the market is.

Get the checkbook out, Rick.

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AJ says "Uncle" to having his uncle represent him

by b0ng on May 22, 2010 10:00 AM CDT reply actions 3 recs

Uncle

by b0ng on May 22, 2010 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions

Rec'd

For making the obvious joke. Somebody had to do it.

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by Tim on May 22, 2010 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions

fly on the wall...

for THAT conversation. i wonder how long it’s been brewing? probably since “uncle” made those exit strategy remarks.

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by chrisd21 on May 22, 2010 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions

Now he can Focus on the Texans and let a REAL AGENT do the contract talk

living the Texas dream

by Joe25 on May 22, 2010 10:02 AM CDT reply actions

havin ur Uncle represent you is kinda stupid

especially if that guy is no agent I understand he wanted to lookout for his family but he screwed himself into this deal by not havin a pro represent him

he def needs to get paid but its not the FO’s fault

NFL contracts are by far the worst in all sports

by HB23 on May 22, 2010 10:06 AM CDT reply actions

ah.. so dunta was prophetic, after all.

by “me” he meant AJ.

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by chrisd21 on May 22, 2010 10:32 AM CDT reply actions

Dunta just misspelled AJ...

apparently he cant spell well

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by Taco Joe on May 22, 2010 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions

Doesn't really surprise me

since he can’t do anything well anyway. Good. Fucking. Riddance.

by typhoon.infamous on May 22, 2010 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions

Yesssss

Screw you uncle……

by Da babyfacedassassin Meco on May 22, 2010 11:21 AM CDT reply actions

AJ had limitations with Uncle

I was listening to 610am last night and they said that AJ’s uncle was not recognized as an agent with the NFLPA. What this meant was that he could not directly negotiate with an NFL team. Apparently the last contract wasn’t a negotiation process, it was documents drawn up by a lawyer and signed by both parties. In this situation it is apparent that DIRECT negotiation is necessary, so bye bye uncle. The guys on 610am also said that McGuire is a pretty stand up guy and nothing like a Drew Rosenhouse (sp?).

In my personal opinion I think that AJ does need his contract redone, but not for more money. I think a shift of money to being more upfront ($12 mil this year and then a reduced $4 mil every year thereafter) and 100% of the remaining money on the contract being guaranteed is a good scenario. This still sets a decent enough precedent with the other teams and should make AJ happy.

by TexanSchmackDown on May 22, 2010 11:31 AM CDT reply actions

I think...

it’s rosenhaus….but that is off the top of my head.
So this is worse news for the Texans FO, I don’t know what to say about this. As much as AJ deserves more money I don’t believe in setting new precedents. Just an odd moment here.

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by Schlauton on May 22, 2010 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions

He doesn't need a new deal though

just a shift to guaranteed money on his current contract….and no one can’t say that he doesn’t deserve his contract to have more guaranteed.

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by TexansDC on May 22, 2010 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions

The precedent was set

When Brandon Marshall got paid. If the Texans take care of a cornerstone of the franchise and get him locked away for the rest of his career, that’s a pretty good precedent for guys like Schaub and Mario as well.

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by tehGrindCrusher on May 22, 2010 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions

Marshall was a very different set of circumstances...

Players getting traded with year or two left on their contract and then getting an extension is a pretty common thing. A player staying with a team with 5 years left on his contract and wanting to redo it is something completely different.

Unfortunately, the problem here is that AJ’s uncle got him such a piss poor contract to begin with. Eight year contracts are VERY rare and having only 15 mil guaranteed is stupid. One thing that has been left out of the equation is how lucky EVERYONE involved is that Dre is such a class act. Could you imagine if T.O. or Ochocinco were in this situation?

I’m confident that the Texans will take care of AJ in a manner that makes him happy and doesn’t piss everyone else in the league off.

by TexanSchmackDown on May 22, 2010 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions

To be fair to the FO

2 years ago, AJ had just had a season off for an injury. We didn’t know how well he would come back.

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by distant_texans_fan on May 22, 2010 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions

To be even fairer

Back then 15 mil guaranteed was pretty damn good, and AJ was one of the best WR in the league back then, not THE best as he is now.

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by nolander on May 22, 2010 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Golf anyone 2mrw

I was gonna go tee it up somewhere if anyone is down….

Also any course suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I live inside the loop

by AllenOU on May 22, 2010 6:26 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

Damn,

I wish I still lived in Houston.

by BrownCrayon on May 23, 2010 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions

I played Wildcat for the first time a month ago and I highly recommend it

I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?

by Rip Jersey on May 22, 2010 10:06 PM CDT reply actions

How much during the week?

by AllenOU on May 22, 2010 11:15 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

I don't know

It was free for me…

I suppose if all of the stars, moons and planets align it could be possible, but what are the chances of that?

by Rip Jersey on May 23, 2010 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions

Dre always gives off the vibe that he is so laid back and sincere, just a truly nice guy

Maybe this is why he made the fatal mistake of trusting a relative with such an important task as representing his multimillion dollar self. I have no doubt that he has a great relationship with his uncle and would trust him with his life. Negotiating contracts, however, is best left to trained professionals. He has done the right thing, and thank god he didn’t hire Drew Rosenhaus. The Texans would have taken care of him regardless, but this is probably best for all parties.

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by oiler-texan diehard on May 23, 2010 7:44 PM CDT reply actions