Flacco ultimately took Linta to places he had never been before, such as Disney World for the annual Super Bowl MVP parade and the green room at the "Late Show with David Letterman."

"I had slept like an hour," Linta told the Hartford Courant of those magical 24 hours after the Super Bowl. "But the day was a bucket-list thing. Obviously, it's the highest point in my professional career as an agent."

And then, it was time to negotiate.

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Other Linta clients

Matt Birk: recently retired Ravens center, six-time Pro Bowl player

Gino Gradkowski: Ravens center, 2012 fourth-round pick

Antoine McClain: Ravens practice squad player, 2012 rookie free agent

Willie Colon: Pittsburgh Steelers guard, 2006 fourth-round pick

Will Shields: 12-time Pro Bowl guard, 2013 Hall of Fame finalist

Kamerion Wimbley: Tennessee Titans defensive end, 2006 first-round pick

Romeo Crennel: former Cleveland Browns and Kansas City Chiefs head coach

Bill O'Brien: Penn State head coach

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