Agents, players pleased NFL draft wasn’t delayed

Leigh Steinberg and his agency represent 12 draft-eligible players, including a pair of first-round prospects: Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa and Jerry Jeudy. “The fee cap at 3 percent in football combined with the necessity for an agent to pay for the training, housing, per diem from January through the end of April makes it financially very difficult to run a profitable business for most people that represent football players,� Steinberg said. “For those who represent players picked in the lower rounds or free agents, it’s very difficult and I appreciate that struggle.�