Friday afternoon links and notes -- Rivers' agent hurting Rivers

by Josh Kirkendall on Aug 1, 2008 5:09 PM EDT

For those of you that rip the Bengals for not signing Rivers, always, always, consider that it's the agent that has self-loathing interests for himself and agency over his client. This one isn't on the Bengals. This one isn't on Rivers.

With Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh out this weekend, the Bengals will get a peak into what their future looks like at wide receiver. Apparently, it's not going so well.

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If you feel the need to blame someone, who do you blame for Keith Rivers holding out?

His agent

69 votes

Keith Rivers

36 votes

The Bengals

12 votes

117 votes | Poll has closed

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Blame it on the agent!

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by Linix129 on Aug 1, 2008 7:48 PM EDT reply actions

David Dunn is mostly to blame here, especially if he’s using Rivers’ eventual contract as a bargaining chip for recruiting future clients. However, Dunn works for Rivers, and with Keith’s own knowledge of the game augmented by the advice of former teammates like Carson and Frostee, he’s got to know the damage missing these early sessions will do both to his future and to his relationship with Marvin and Zimmer. So, Keith bears some of the responsibility himself. Come on, dude, get your ass in here.

by IgnatiusJReilly on Aug 2, 2008 10:34 AM EDT reply actions