With the Rams now holding the first overall pick in the draft and planning to spend the next two weeks deciding between quarterbacks Jared Goff and Carson Wentz, there’s one thing the Rams won’t have to worry about between now and April 28: Getting bombarded with calls, emails, and texts from Goff’s and Wentz’s agents lobbying for their guy to be the guy.
That’s because Goff and Wentz are represented by the same agents: Ryan Tollner, Bruce Tollner, and Chase Callahan.
Sometimes, a top quarterback will insist on being represented by a firm other than the firm that represents another top quarterback, so that the quarterback’s firm will be able to lobby teams aggressively to take him first. As to Goff and Wentz, neither guy will have to worry about the other guy’s agents making a compelling sales pitch. But neither guy will have the benefit of his own agents making a compelling sales pitch.
It’s a wash at worst (and at best), but it’s the kind of dynamic that could be used by agents in the future to persuade a top quarterback to not choose a firm that another top quarterback already has hired.
