Meet The Lawyer Who Represented Tom Brady And Deshaun Watson- And Ended Up Getting Them Both The Same Deal

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Deshaun Watson and Tom Brady do not have much in common other than that both star quarterbacks played in the AFC. Now, with the NFL investigating the allegations of sexual misconduct/harassment against Watson, the lawyer representing him is the same person who represented Brady. It was back when Brady went through the “Deflategate” scandal from 2014. [{ "selector": ".sfmqc-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".wgsjb-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(-116px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".oiagg-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 321px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Jeffrey Kessler studied law at Columbia University and is a partner at the law firm Winston & Strawn. He is the premier attorney for sports law practices and just mentioning his name around the NFL seems to elicit different responses. Of all the the responses, they have a common theme: Kessler is great at his job.

Kessler is most notable for bringing free agency to the NFL

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Kessler is most notable for bringing free agency to the NFL in the mid ‘90s. He is also known for successfully arguing in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in the NCAA antitrust case.

You can hate or love but can't ignore Kessler

Players think that Kessler keeps the NFL commissioner in check, league officials think Kessler is “undermining the game” and “ruining it." While coaches love Kessler because he “gets players back on the field.” Perhaps the best way to describe Kessler is what one league official said, “[Kessler] scares me because he’s so good.”

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Meet The Lawyer Who Represented Tom Brady And Deshaun Watson- And Ended Up Getting Them Both The Same Deal

Kessler is most notable for bringing free agency to the NFL

Kessler is most notable for bringing free agency to the NFL in the mid ‘90s. He is also known for successfully arguing in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in the NCAA antitrust case.

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