More time to talk

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 | 3:10 p.m. | By Ross Nethery | Comments | Print

Ed Policy, president and deputy commissioner of the Arena Football League, was on his way to an interview when he ran across his boss, Commissioner David Baker, in the World Congress exhibit hall. Thinking that he would need to delay the interview for a few minutes, Policy stopped to see what was on Baker’s mind. At about that time, though, Mike Ornstein, marketing agent for Matt Leinart, stopped to ask Baker about his son, Sam, a USC Trojan lineman who is a potential first-round pick in this year’s NFL draft.

Immediately, Policy headed for the interview room. “I’ve got plenty of time now,” he said. “David was just asked how much his son is bench pressing. That’s the start of at least a 15-minute conversation.”