If Jerry McGuire is the fictional character that all of America associates with sports agents, then Leigh Steinberg must certainly be the consummate anti-agent. Instead, the man who represents close to 100 NFL players and is widely regarded as the country's leading sports attorney often goes to work in faded jeans, plaid, button-down shirts and a pair of sneakers with a longer life span than Steve Young's latest contract.
Athletes trigger imitative behavior, especially in young people.
Troy Aikman can go on TV and say 'Real men don't hit women' and it gets the point across better than almost anybody else can. To that end, Steinberg and his law firm actively encourage clients to establish scholarship programs with their high schools and colleges. It reaches an extending hand. The fact that we have so many high draft picks and the highest-paid players isn't a wonderful inscription on your gravestone. It is the programs that make the difference.