Jones-Drew's Agent to Lex and Terry Show: Gimme the Loot

Anyone who has a long commute to work knows the importance of a good morning radio show.

Unfortunately, I have to drive an hour to work every day. And when I'm not trying to get caught up on things in the world of sports, I listen to Lex and Terry.

I used to listen to them when I lived in Gainesville, Florida, and recently rediscovered the duo during my travels through the Jacksonville area (they call it "Freakville").

If you like irreverent, unapologetic humor, I highly recommend their show.

I began my drive to work at the crack of 10 this morning and tuned in to the show, and was stunned by what I heard.

Dee, one of the guys with the show, was telling the hosts he had been working with Maurice Jones-Drew's agent in an effort to get him on the show and do a weekly segment.

Apparently, Terry is a big fan of Jones-Drew.

The show also does a weekly segment with Steve Ott (affectionately known as "Otter") of the Dallas Stars.

I'm not sure if Dee was dealing with MJD's agent, Adisa Bakari, or marketing agent, Robert London II. In any case, the response from the agent was essentially, "You've gotta ante up first."

Dee tried to explain that they should do at least one segment with the Jacksonville running back before making an investment for an entire season.

What if MJD is a bad interview? What if he's not engaging? Then the show gets stuck paying for a boring dude.

If the guys with the show knew Jones-Drew, they'd know he's one heck of an interview. Before he got his fat contract extension, he had a quote about his salary and how he was stuck eating Subway for too long.

That quote by itself should be a pretty good indication of his interview skills.

Regardless, you can definitely see the radio show's point of view. You can't sink money into a guy who might put your listeners to sleep—especially if they're driving to work.

At the same time, what the hell kind of agent DENIES his client exposure? That makes no sense.

I don't want to misquote Dee, but I thought I heard that they were quibbling about $5,000.

Really, MJD's agent? Five g's?

Dude just signed a four-year, $32 million deal, and you're going to keep Pocket Hercules from getting national exposure because of a measly $5,000?

I have a feeling the agent who made that decision won't be representing Jones-Drew for long.