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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
... salary to $24 million.Westbrook's contract saga started during last season when his former agent Fletcher Smith opened negotiations to restructure the star running back's five-year, $24.9 million deal he signed in 2005.Westbrook was scheduled to make $11 million in base salary during the final three years of his contract. He also received a $1.5 bonus this year as part of the deal...
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SportsAgentBlog (Free subscription) | 30/07/2008
... Sports & Entertainment Inc. in favor of Rosenhaus Sports Representation. Westbrook said goodbye to Fletcher Smith, who had been basically working for free for the past nine months , and signed Todd France. Even more proof that there is little loyalty is that Westbrook was managed by Eastern Athletic Services before firing them and hiring his now former agent, Fletcher Smith....
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post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 25/07/2008
Running back Brian Westbrook and cornerback Lito Sheppard reported to Philadelphia training camp yesterday amid speculation that one or both might hold out due to a contract dispute.Westbrook has said he wants a new contract and recently fired agent Fletcher Smith and replaced him with Todd France. "I just wanted to give my agent an opportunity to talk with team president Joe Banner and...
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CBS 3 (Free subscription) | 25/07/2008
Jul 24, 2008 9:39 pm US/Eastern Westbrook, Sheppard Report To Eagles CampWestbrook, Sheppard Report To Eagles CampBETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) ? Running back Brian Westbrook and cornerback Lito Sheppard reported to Philadelphia Eagles training camp Thursday amid speculation that one or both might hold out due to a contract dispute.Westbrook has said he wants a new contract and recently fired agent Fletcher...
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Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
... holdup in a potential deal is that the Eagles aren’t exactly sure if he changed agents, going from Fletcher Smith to Todd France. However, the twenty-eight year old has made contact with other potential agents. It’s not looking like the two sides will agree to a deal anytime soon. Still, I expect Westbrook to show up and play, even if he won’t talk and is unhappy. He really doesn’t...
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
... talking with a long list of other agents, hired Atlanta-based Todd France to replace the fired Fletcher Smith.An Eagles source said he expected to hear from France yesterday, but as of 7 p.m. that had not happened. France, who also represents Eagles linebacker Omar Gaither, did not return phone calls from The Inquirer. Westbrook also was in contact with JR Rickert again last night...
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
... talking with a long list of other agents, hired Atlanta-based Todd France to replace the fired Fletcher Smith.An Eagles source said he expected to hear from France yesterday, but as of 7 p.m. that had not happened. France, who also represents Eagles linebacker Omar Gaither, did not return phone calls from The Inquirer. Westbrook also was in contact with JR Rickert again last night...
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
... until today because France must file paperwork with the NFL players union.Westbrook fired agent Fletcher Smith last week after revealing that nine-month contract talks with the Eagles had reached a stalemate. Westbrook had spent the last few days talking with both France and JR Rickert, a 1988 graduate of Holy Cross High School in Delran.France also represents Eagles linebacker Omar...
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
... until today because France must file paperwork with the NFL players union.Westbrook fired agent Fletcher Smith last week after revealing that nine-month contract talks with the Eagles had reached a stalemate. Westbrook had spent the last few days talking with both France and JR Rickert, a 1988 graduate of Holy Cross High School in Delran.France also represents Eagles linebacker Omar...
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ClearysNoteBook (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Reid also said he was not worried about Westbrook's contract concerns shadowing the Birds' season. Westbrook has said he is unhappy with his current deal and does not think the Eagles' offer on a revised pact is sufficient. Westbrook fired agent Fletcher Smith last week and seems to be in the process of hiring South Jersey native J.R. Rickert, who now works out of the Albany, N.Y., area....
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
... deal and does not think the Eagles' offer on a revised pact is sufficient. Westbrook fired agent Fletcher Smith last week and seems to be in the process of hiring South Jersey native J.R. Rickert, who now works out of the Albany, N.Y., area."We've always done a good job with those things, so I'm not worried about that. We've always been very fair and understanding to players we've...
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 18/07/2008
When asked about stalled contract negotiations between running back Brian Westbrook and the Eagles earlier this week, agent Fletcher Smith said he was not going to negotiate through the media.
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Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 18/07/2008
This doesn't sound good . Brian Westbrook, the Eagles' All-Pro running back, recently suggested that he might hold out from training camp in a display of discontent over his contract. Toward that end, Westbrook has fired his agent, Fletcher Smith, and is leaning toward hiring Lamont Smith of All Pro Sports & Entertainment Inc., according to published reports citing an anonymous...
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 19/07/2008
... about the identity of Westbrook's new representative. The Pro Bowl running back fired agent Fletcher Smith on Monday. A published report quoted a source close to the situation as saying Westbrook would hire J.R. Rickert, of All-Pro Sports - the agency cornerback Lito Sheppard dismissed this week in favor of Drew Rosenhaus.Rickert said Thursday he had not heard from Westbrook, and...
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 18/07/2008
When asked about stalled contract negotiations between running back Brian Westbrook and the Eagles earlier this week, agent Fletcher Smith said he was not going to negotiate through the media. Smith, in fact, is not going to negotiate a new deal for Westbrook at all.
