He was a linebacker for the New England Patriots (1972), the Houston Oilers (1973, 1974, 1975), and the Denver Broncos (1974), Cindrich graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1972 and South Texas College of Law in 1978.
[2] In his career of more than three-plus decades as an NFL agent, he has represented stars such as James Farrior, Bruce Gradkowski, Tarik Glenn, Jeff Blake, Brian Griese, Al Toon, Dermontti Dawson, Will Wolford, and Scott Zolak among others.
As an agent, Cindrich also negotiated one of the landmark contracts in sports history, one that forever altered the salary hierarchy in the NFL and would be prominently featured in Michael Lewis' book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game.
In both his junior and senior seasons, Cindrich claimed the Western Pennsylvania Heavyweight Championship and went undefeated and untied in dual meets.
Although he was recruited by several top college programs, Cindrich chose to stay close to his Western Pennsylvania home, opting to play football for the University of Pittsburgh.
[9] Later that season, he helped secure a win over Syracuse with three of his game-high 16 tackles coming on a goal-line stand late in the Panther victory.
After arduous public negotiations that summer with the Redskins General Manager Bobby Beathard, May signed with the team in late July, putting to rest rumors that he would bolt to the Canadian Football League.
[2] Cindrich would continue to represent May, negotiating every one of his NFL contracts and deals as an announcer with Turner, CBS, and later as an ESPN College football analyst.
The Falcons then selected Fralic, who signed the most lucrative contract for any lineman in the draft, including the top overall pick, Buffalo's Bruce Smith.
When Fralic signed Monday, and first reports of the numbers leaked out, agent Joe Courrege immediately upped the demand for Texas A&M defensive end Ray Childriess, the draft's No.
The deal paid him more money than any other receiver drafted in 1985, including the San Francisco 49ers first-round selection, Jerry Rice.
Looking to protect their young quarterback Vinny Testaverde, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Gruber with the 4th overall pick in the draft.
Gruber missed four weeks of training camp but signed a five-year, $3.8 million deal with the team in early August.
As part of his new contract with the Vikings, Walker received $1.25 million in cash and other considerations (including a Mercedes-Benz automobile) and doubled his previous salary.
Steelers perennial pro bowl center Dermontti Dawson, New York Giants, running back Rodney Hampton, quarterbacks Gus Frerotte and Jeff Blake were just a few of Cindrich's clients.
He seemed to have the market cornered at one position in particular: during the late 1990s and early 2000s, he represented a handful of the NFL's top centers: Dawson, Stepnoski, Hull, the Miami Dolphins Tim Ruddy, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jeff Christy, the Baltimore Ravens Mike Flynn (American football), the Indianapolis Colts Jeff Saturday, and the New Orleans Saints LeCharles Bentley.
He served as consultant to Debartolo and continued to negotiate contracts for such notable players as Eagles wide receiver Steve Smith, Cardinals running back Beanie Wells, Steelers linebacker James Farrior, and the Colts Jeff Saturday.
[16] Cindrich has often been included in the upper echelon of NFL Agents according to Pro Football Weekly, USA Today, the Denver Post, the Chicago Times, and the Dallas Morning News.
[17] In 2015, Cindrich published, NFL BRAWLER, A Player-Turned-Agent's Forty Years in the Bloody Trenches of the National Football League.