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Remembering Eugene Parker: The Agent Whose Business Was People

Parker was trusted unconditionally by his players and respected universally by both peer agents and NFL team personnel. In a cutthroat business, I’ll never forget how he treated me as a friend

Eugene Parker (l.) accompanied his client Deion Sanders at the 2011 Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony.

It was truly heartbreaking to hear the news that longtime NFL player agent Eugene Parker died last Thursday, at 60, following a brief battle with kidney cancer. First and foremost, Eugene was a friend of mine and to so many others in the business of football, a caring colleague who was interested in far more than talking about players’ contracts.