Agent: Perception of Faneca wrong - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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Agent: Perception of Steelers Faneca inaccurate
Published 5/15/2007 by Ben Maller at Ben Maller's Sports Rumors & Notes
... Alan Faneca has been largely skewered since going public with his unhappiness over his contract situation. But framing the issue as a millionaire athlete griping about money is too simplistic, if not inaccurate, Faneca's agent said. At the root of Faneca's anger with the Steelers, Rick Smith said Monday, is his belief the team took advantage of the fact the Pro Bowl guard has been a consummate professional and, until recently, a solid company man. "It's just absolutely 100 percent not right, and that probably is bothering Alan absolutely more than anything else in this whole deal," Smith told the Tribune-Review on Monday. "What else could Alan Faneca have done since he's been a Pittsburgh Steeler? This is a blue-collar kid from a blue-collar background who epitomizes absolutely everything what a Pittsburgh Steeler should be about."

Before I Go...
Published 5/16/2007 by Blitzburgh <info@behindthesteelcurtain.com> at Behind the Steel Curtain: Front Page Posts
... . As the negative reactions rolled in, Faneca's agent came to his defense, saying:

Agent: Faneca's Whining Isn't What You Think It Is
Published 5/16/2007 by JJ Cooper at FanHouse
... t all easy 3% commissions and 10,000-minute cell phone plans. Alan Faneca's agent is being asked to do the near impossible. At the same time that he angles to get Faneca a new deal and tries to contain Faneca's smoldering anger, he's also having to try to rehabilitate Faneca's quickly disinegrating reputation in Pittsburgh. So here's what you've got to work to work with: Your client just vented his spleen with a tirade against the Steelers unfairness on Friday, Steelers fans aren't ones who normally take kindly to multimillionaires complaining about being underpaid, and Faneca is locked into playing another year in Pittsburgh unless the team relents and trades him. Yeah, this is when Rick Smith should earn his money. But it's not starting well for him. For one thing, by not speaking in advance of Faneca's Friday's comments he allowed Faneca to become the enemy instead of the agent. And now, it's really hard to make Faneca out to be a blue collar guy, even if he is. But that's

Faneca, Faneca... Faneca!
Published 5/21/2007 by SteelerFan <info@behindthesteelcurtain.com> at Behind the Steel Curtain: Front Page Posts
... is the topic of the week, and Faneca's agent, Rick Smith, is trying to mop up the wreckage.