Episode 42:
Rob Roche is the CEO and President of RSR Sports Management, which is a sports management firm that specializes in representing NFL Players, coaches, and broadcasters. Rob has been a licensed NFL Agent for 20 years, an attorney in the State of NJ, and a Professor of Sports Management at The College of NJ in Ewing, NJ.
What you’ll learn about in this episode:
- How Rob played wide receiver at the College of New Jersey before getting a law degree and becoming an NFL agent
- How Rob came to find himself in a job that made him unhappy after he failed to get work as an agent due to no prior experience
- How Rob balances representing his client well with understanding and working around the needs of the team
- Rob discusses negotiating with the Baltimore Ravens on behalf of Justin Tucker in 2016, and he shares how things changed significantly in 2019
- Why Rob works hard to recruit clients who are a good fit for him and for his personality, and what qualities he looks for
- How Rob connects with his clients on many levels, and how he treats everyone he works with as family
- Why Rob enjoys teaching sports management courses, and what sort of information and lessons he shares with students
- What Rob considers to be some of the greatest moments of his career, including taking his sons to the Pro Bowl
- How both of Rob’s sons have played football growing up, and how being a dad has given him a different perspective on things
Additional resources:
- Website: www.rsrsports.com
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/rsrsports/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/rsrsports
- LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/rob-roche-6246082/
