BR EXCLUSIVE: Falcons’ Holdout Dilemma Ends Happily

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Published: August 9, 2009

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... and his agent Nathan Krohn tell the story: Deveny's holdout over a contract dispute is not only over, but he came out on the winning end. By far.

Deveny (pictured back and center), who was named to the Falcons' towel boy staff last week, agreed to a deal Saturday night that will pay him $13 an hour. As was previously reported on Bleacher Report, the Falcons initially offered Deveny $10 an hour, but Krohn demanded at least $12.

After a series of hard-line negotiations, Krohn was able to get even more.

"At first, I told them I wanted $12 an hour and they agreed," Krohn said. "But they agreed too easily. So I said, 'Nevermind, I want $12.25,' and they started to get mad, but reluctantly agreed to meet the price an hour later. This process went on for five hours until they cracked at $13."

Representatives for the Falcons declined to comm...

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