Schrager podcast: Why Cowboys fans can be optimistic despite Romo injury

By foxsports
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In the latest Peter Schrager podcast, Schrager gives his thoughts on Tony Romo going down early in Thursday night's preseason game and how it may actually have been a good thing for Dallas Cowboys fans. Joel Corry, a longtime agent who has represented the likes of Shaquille O'Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, Ronnie Lott and John Randle, joins Schrager to give us in-depth insight and opinion on the Joey Bosa contract situation with the Chargers.

Highlights below:

Peter Schrager

:35 —€“ Why Cowboys fans should be optimistic in light of Romo's injury

Joel Corry

9:30 —€“ How dealing with NFL teams as an agent has changed over the past 20 years with the salary cap and new CBA

12:45 —€“ Details regarding Jimmy Smith and Keenan McCardell's holdouts, what it was like negotiating with teams, and how it got resolved

16:10 —€“ How Jon Gruden and the Buccaneers alienated their relationship with McCardell, forcing a long and tense holdout (and eventual trade)

22:20 —€“ Schrager on the latest in the Chargers vs. Bosa contract dispute

26:10 —€“ Bosa and his agent knew this is how San Diego structures contracts, yet still chose to pick the wrong battle

29:45 —€“ Every team handles contract language differently; agents and players know and deal with that

37:25 —€“ How the Bosa situation easily could have happened with Philadelphia Eagles and Carson Wentz

40:00 — Chargers' hidden agenda with the Bosa situation is related to the stadium vote in November. Is this jeopardizing their chances for votes? 

46:30 —€“ Why the Seahawks still haven't paid Michael Bennett and how he's handling it