NFL super agent Drew Rosenhaus nearly negotiated for his life –– and not via a contract –– while yanking on the tail of a dusky shark on Tuesday.
The Rosenhaus joined client and Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill on a fishing trip in Miami when the shark surfaced near their boat.
Rosenhaus, 56, jumped into the water with a snorkel and proceeded to swim right up next to the shark and grab onto its tail.
PETA, a nonprofit organization for the ethical treatment of animals, was not happy with Rosenhaus’ actions, calling him a “wannabe macho man,” according to TMZ.
“Aquatic animals already suffer at the hands of anglers who impale them, yank them out of the water, and gut them or leave them to suffocate, so they don’t need some wannabe macho man yanking on their tails for a few Twitter ‘likes,’” PETA said in its statement.
Rosenhaus posted a video of the interaction with the shark on his Twitter account.
“Went fishing with @cheetah today and decided to get up close to this Dusky shark,” the agent tweeted.
The shark does not appear to react to Rosenhaus in the video, and shark expert Dr. Chris Lowe told USA Today that he was very lucky.
“The fact that that shark just kind of slowly ambled towards the boat. Kind of banged into the boat, kind of rolled upside down, those are the behaviors we see from a shark that’s either been caught and exhausted from the fight and then released, and they’re kind of groggy,” Lowe said.
“When you grab a shark by the tail that way, they can literally do a circle, come back around, and that’s how most fishermen are bit.”
Someone from the boat can actually be heard warning Rosenhaus about taking hold of the shark.
“Don’t grab him, don’t grab him, Drew,” the person can be heard saying on the video. “Don’t grab him, Drew. You don’t have good enough insurance for that.”
After Rosenhaus grabbed the shark, the same person videotaped it and said: “Drew Rosenhaus is a crazy man, dude.’
The video posted on Rosenhaus’ Twitter account shows the deep sea-fishing excursion between the agent and star wide receiver.
After a long day of deep sea fishing with his agent, Hill would allegedly get into more hot water, as an altercation with marina boat employees ensued resulting in police being called and Hill allegedly fleeing the scene in “unknown means and direction.”
Hill is currently under investigation for allegedly boarding a boat without permission, slapping an employee in the back of the head, and charging at the staff before being separated.
“I can buy you and the boat,” Hill allegedly told police in yet-to-be-released surveillance footage, according to Fox Sports’ Andy Slater. “I’m No. 10 with the Miami Dolphins.”
“We are aware of the situation and have been in contact with Tyreek, his representatives, and the NFL,” a Dolphins spokesperson told the AP via email. “We will reserve further comment at this time.”
Rosenhaus has also not addressed the charges against Hill, nor the backlash he’s gotten from PETA claiming animal cruelty, instead tweeting the link to a Barstool Sports article publicizing his shark encounter.
The star agent owns Rosenhaus Sports Agency and has negotiated more than $7 billion worth of NFL contracts.