Leigh Steinberg — American Businessman born on March 27, 1949,

Leigh William Steinberg is an American sports agent. During his 41-year career, Steinberg has represented over 300 professional athletes in football, baseball, basketball, boxing, and Olympic sports. He has represented the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft a record eight times, a milestone unmatched within the sports industry... (wikipedia)

It is soooooo necessary to get the basic skills, because by the time you graduate, undergraduate or graduate, that field would have totally changed from your first day of school.
But the equipment to protect the players hasn't developed along with that, so now you have more players out with worse injuries, for longer periods of time.
Never underestimate the capacity of another human being to have exactly the same shortcomings you have.
I'd like to add that negotiating is not something to be avoided or feared - it's an everyday part of life.
The Super Bowl is like a movie, and the quarterback is the leading man.