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CeeZar
I think agents look out for their own best interests and their best interest is $$$...I'd be just as or more concerned with the agent steamrolling AD as I would the Rams.
Maybe practically speaking, this happens some but it's still not comparable to what the team could do.
An agent could take advantage of their client but there are legal protections in place to stop that from happening. Those same protections aren't in place with a player and team.
The Rams have no legal obligation to AD beyond dealing in good faith. Getting him to sign a very low deal that favors the team doesn't violate that. They have no obligation to lookout for his best interests. In fact, it's expected that they are looking out for their best interests which are likely contrary to his.
OTOH, his agent has a legal obligation to put AD's interests before his own. No guarantee he does that but AD could recover money from him if it's clear he didn't. Those safeguards in the agent/player relationship make it very unlikely that the agent is doing AD dirty.
So I would say that the team steamrolling AD is much more likely than his agent doing so.
