Former Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers of...
Former Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers of Nebraska denied contacting 1989 Heisman Trophy winner Andre Ware, but Rodgers said he did buy Ware’s mother a fur coat and other items.
A sports marketing firm also denied illegal contact with Ware, the University of Houston quarterback; and the firm’s president accused Texas Secretary of State George Bayoud of fining Rodgers and the company for political gain.
Rodgers and Total Economic Athletic Management of America Inc. were fined $10,000 each for allegedly violating a Texas law that forbids sports agents from contacting players who still have college eligibility.
A spokesman for the secretary of state repeated allegations that Rodgers met with Ware, a junior, and offered him $20 million if the quarterback would sign a professional contract.
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