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Robert Smith

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156 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Freakonomics Radio
620. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore?

In the past, we were actually known as the running back agency. We've represented more running backs over the last 20 years than any other agency.

Freakonomics Radio
620. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore?

In the past, we were actually known as the running back agency. We've represented more running backs over the last 20 years than any other agency.

Freakonomics Radio
620. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore?

In the past, we were actually known as the running back agency. We've represented more running backs over the last 20 years than any other agency.

Freakonomics Radio
620. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore?

Maurice Jones Drew, Matt Forte, Tevin Coleman, Jordan Howard, James White, Sweet Feet from New England, Kendall Hunter, Le'Veon Bell, Michael Carter. We have Cody Schrader this year, who's now with the Rams.

Freakonomics Radio
620. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore?

Maurice Jones Drew, Matt Forte, Tevin Coleman, Jordan Howard, James White, Sweet Feet from New England, Kendall Hunter, Le'Veon Bell, Michael Carter. We have Cody Schrader this year, who's now with the Rams.

Freakonomics Radio
620. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore?

Maurice Jones Drew, Matt Forte, Tevin Coleman, Jordan Howard, James White, Sweet Feet from New England, Kendall Hunter, Le'Veon Bell, Michael Carter. We have Cody Schrader this year, who's now with the Rams.

Freakonomics Radio
620. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore?

We have pared down. The market has spoken. And over the last few years, we got into the receiver, cornerback, that kind of market. We never got out of the business of representing running backs, but we did start shaping our roster a little bit.

Freakonomics Radio
620. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore?

We have pared down. The market has spoken. And over the last few years, we got into the receiver, cornerback, that kind of market. We never got out of the business of representing running backs, but we did start shaping our roster a little bit.

Freakonomics Radio
620. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore?

We have pared down. The market has spoken. And over the last few years, we got into the receiver, cornerback, that kind of market. We never got out of the business of representing running backs, but we did start shaping our roster a little bit.

Freakonomics Radio
620. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore?

That's exactly what you saw. There were agents during the last few years who just didn't represent running backs at all. And there literally were running backs in the market looking for representation. There's a supply and demand issue. There are more running backs than positions. It is a position where you can find really good players all across the draft and after the draft.

Freakonomics Radio
620. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore?

That's exactly what you saw. There were agents during the last few years who just didn't represent running backs at all. And there literally were running backs in the market looking for representation. There's a supply and demand issue. There are more running backs than positions. It is a position where you can find really good players all across the draft and after the draft.

Freakonomics Radio
620. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore?

That's exactly what you saw. There were agents during the last few years who just didn't represent running backs at all. And there literally were running backs in the market looking for representation. There's a supply and demand issue. There are more running backs than positions. It is a position where you can find really good players all across the draft and after the draft.

Freakonomics Radio
620. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore?

There also is this, the running quarterback position. You can look at the total number of yards that a team has. Now, a lot of that yardage is coming not from the running backs, but it's coming from the quarterback. So now probably half the league has quarterbacks who can run as well as the running back.

Freakonomics Radio
620. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore?

There also is this, the running quarterback position. You can look at the total number of yards that a team has. Now, a lot of that yardage is coming not from the running backs, but it's coming from the quarterback. So now probably half the league has quarterbacks who can run as well as the running back.

Freakonomics Radio
620. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore?

There also is this, the running quarterback position. You can look at the total number of yards that a team has. Now, a lot of that yardage is coming not from the running backs, but it's coming from the quarterback. So now probably half the league has quarterbacks who can run as well as the running back.

Freakonomics Radio
620. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore?

The average fan sometimes doesn't fully appreciate that the NFL is a huge business. It is a business at the highest level. It's $20 billion. It'll go to $25 billion, the ultimate goal. I'm hearing it's going to be a $50 billion industry in the next 10 years. I think we've seen over the last 10 years kind of a cultural shift, not just in the NFL, but across sports.

Freakonomics Radio
620. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore?

The average fan sometimes doesn't fully appreciate that the NFL is a huge business. It is a business at the highest level. It's $20 billion. It'll go to $25 billion, the ultimate goal. I'm hearing it's going to be a $50 billion industry in the next 10 years. I think we've seen over the last 10 years kind of a cultural shift, not just in the NFL, but across sports.

Freakonomics Radio
620. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore?

The average fan sometimes doesn't fully appreciate that the NFL is a huge business. It is a business at the highest level. It's $20 billion. It'll go to $25 billion, the ultimate goal. I'm hearing it's going to be a $50 billion industry in the next 10 years. I think we've seen over the last 10 years kind of a cultural shift, not just in the NFL, but across sports.

Freakonomics Radio
620. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore?

As fans, we simply see the outcome of the game, and we don't really understand that at the end of the day, these are corporations that are going to be responsive to their shareholders and consumers. And the NFL is no different. People like to see the ball in the air, the acrobatic catches and the leaps. The fans want to see long balls. They want to see passing.

Freakonomics Radio
620. Why Don’t Running Backs Get Paid Anymore?

As fans, we simply see the outcome of the game, and we don't really understand that at the end of the day, these are corporations that are going to be responsive to their shareholders and consumers. And the NFL is no different. People like to see the ball in the air, the acrobatic catches and the leaps. The fans want to see long balls. They want to see passing.