As soon as teams can offer contracts, look for Ravens free agent quarterback Marc Bulger to sign a deal that will pay him starter money. The two most likely candidates for his services are the Cardinals, who showed an interest one year ago, and the 49ers. It’s likely new 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh will receive [...]
Archive for March, 2011
NFL Official Statement on the Union Announcing They are Decertified
Below is the NFL’s statement put out on the Union announcing they are officially decertified. The fastest way to a fair agreement is for both the union and the clubs to continue the mediation process. Unfortunately, the players’ union has notified our office that at 4pm ET it had “decertified” and is walking away from [...]
Goodell Reaches Out to Fans in an Email About Unions Decision
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sent out the following email earlier this evening about the unions decision as of 5pm EST today to decertify as the 7 day extension passed without a new CBA agreement. Dear NFL Fan, When I wrote to you last on behalf of the NFL, we promised you that we would work [...]
Cardinals Cut Ticket Prices
As disputes over a new Collective Bargaining Agreement continue, one NFL team has announced that it will cut ticket prices for next season. The Cardinals will lower ticket prices on 3,700 seats at University of Phoenix Stadium next year. Of that group, 2,300 will drop from $40 to $25. The Cards have sold out every [...]
Players Union Files to Decertify
The NFL Players Association has filed papers to decertify, effectively disbanding the union and giving it the chance to sue under antitrust laws if there is a lockout. “The NFLPA will move forward as a professional trade association with the mission of supporting the interests and rights of current and former professional football players,” the [...]
Fitzgerald Denies Pushing For Eagles Backup QB Kevin Kolb
Philly.com reports that Larry Fitzgerald is denying that he wants the Cards to push for Eagles backup QB Kevin Kolb. A month ago, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald had urged management to pursue Kevin Kolb this offseason. Fitzgerald is entering the final year of his contract, and Cardinals quarterbacks had [...]
Fitzgerald Confident of Getting New Cards Deal
Ian Begley of ESPNNewYork.com reports despite not coming to terms with the Cardinals before the league’s collective bargaining agreement was set to expire, wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald is still optimistic about getting a deal done. Fitzgerald said on Wednesday that he is “not really” interested in testing the free-agent market. Fitzgerald is entering the final [...]
Bidwell’s to Attend Missouri QB Blaine Gabbert’s Pro Day
Are the Cardinals zeroing in on Missouri quarterback Blaine Gabbert with his pro day a little more than a week away? Dave Matter of the Columbia Daily Tribune reports via Twitter that the Cardinals are expected to have a “full-court press” on Gabbert at his pro day March 17 on the school’s campus in Columbia, [...]


March 14th, 2011
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