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With Money at Stake, Game Is Hardball Series: sports agents Series Number: 1/2

The Washington Post | October 3, 1997 | Copyright
First of Two Articles Gus Sunseri, the agent for Redskins defensive tackle Sean Gilbert, was explaining on a Washington radio talk show why his client was refusing to report to work. Gilbert is worth upward of $5 million a year, Sunseri said, and the Redskins have offered a mere $3.6 million. When the WTEM interviewer told him many fans do not believe Gilbert is worth $5 million -- the Redskins, after all, had one of the worst defenses in pro football last season -- Sunseri responded: "We care about how we're judged in God's eyes -- and not the public's eyes. . . . Ninety-nine percent of…

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