Leigh Steinberg, Patrick Mahomes’ agent, tells Fox News Digital he signs athletes who want to focus both on their professional careers and philanthropic endeavors.
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Despiteanimpressive51yearsinthesportsindustryrepresentingthecrèmedelacrèmeofathletes,LeighSteinberg’scareerasanagentandphilanthropistisfarfromover.
Steinberg’sapproachtoathletemanagement,whichincludesnegotiationsfortop-tierathletessuchas64first-roundNFLDraftpicksinjustthefirsteightyearsofhiscareer,eliteMLBplayersandOlympicathletes,hasremainedstrategicinbothhustleandheartfordecades.
Theinspirationfor“JerryMaguire”signsathleteswhodreamofbothreachingHallofFamestatusandembeddingphilanthropyintothemindsoftheirloyalfanbase.
LEIGHSTEINBERGSAYS‘JERRYMAGUIRE’HUMANIZEDSPORTSAGENTSASPUBLICPERCEPTIONWAS‘NOTTHEBEST’IN’90S
“Whetherit’ssettingupacharitablefundattheirhighschool,asimilarthingattheircolleges,charitablefoundationsattheprofessionallevelwheretheytakesomeissuethey’dliketoaddressandsetupafoundati
