So the latest speculation — because again, that’s all that’s available right now — is that the Cardinals could end up with Kevin Kolb as their quarterback by trading not a draft pick but cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. That was the talk a couple of days ago on Philadelphia radio station WIP (H/T to Paul Calvisi and Dave Burns on Sports 620 KTAR for the heads-up) and frankly, it’s not the first time DRC’s name has come up in such speculation. Around the draft, people were spitballing the idea the Cards would send Patrick Peterson to Philly for Kolb, and that morphed into DRC. Some of that is connecting of the dots. The Cards need a QB and most assume Kolb is the most reasonable
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Speculation on a Dominic Rogers-Cromartie for Kolb trade is just that
At a time when many are waiting for and anticipating a labor deal, there was a time Tuesday when talks clearly regressed. One person close to the talks even went so far as to say, “This almost blew up yesterday.” How close it did is a matter of opinion. But what is factual is that the moment came shortly after lawyers from both sides were brought back into the process. As tensions rose and anger grew, two sources said NFL Players Association leader DeMaurice Smith instructed his lawyers to “stand down.”
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Sources: Labor talks "almost blew up Tuesday"
The NFL has asked owners to keep their schedules open next week, when the league holds meetings in Chicago, NFL Network reporter Albert Breer confirmed Tuesday. The owners are scheduled to meet June 21, and the memo from the league asked for flexibility by the owners in case the meeting spills into Tuesday night or Wednesday. That has fueled speculation that perhaps the league and the NFL Players Association are making progress in their negotiations toward an agreement that would end the three-month-old lockout. Last week, the sides concluded two days of what sources described as “very serious talks” in an attempt to build off previous secret negotiations in suburban Chicago. It is
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Sign of progress? Owners asked to clear schedules next week
The NFL has been evaluating ways to drum up the visibility and popularity of the Pro Bowl, including holding it outside of Honolulu for the first time in three decades following the 2009 season. But even though the game has returned to Hawaii for now, the state’s new governor has little interest in keeping it at the the current price tag. “You can’t do things like give 4 million bucks to a $9 billion football industry and not give any money to children,” said Governor Neil Abercrombie late last week while touting educational and health plans for kids. “You’ve got this spectacle of these multimillionaires and billionaires out there arguing about how they’re going to divide it up, and then
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Hawaii governor pans NFL for $4 million fee to play Pro Bowl in state
Reports of progress and optimism on the NFL labor front continue to emerge. The latest is from Daniel Kaplan of SportsBusiness Journal, a sister publication of Sporting News. On Saturday morning, Kaplan tweeted, “Told optimism is so high in NFL, players talks over labor deal that expectation is for a framework agreement in about two weeks.” Many predictions on the resolution of the labor dispute have estimated an early to mid-July agreement, so Kaplan’s report puts a more optimistic spin on the timeline. After five days of talks the past two weeks—including two days this week in New York—the mood in negotiations has improved considerably. Perhaps the most significant symbol of progress was
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Framework for labor deal could come in two weeks
In the three months since the federal mediation between the NFL and players broke off, it’s been one court date after another, one deadline gone by with the next, and, as a result, a solution has proven elusive. Skepticism has followed for much of the time being, with each party hesitant to move and wary of the others’ intentions and the long-range impact of major decisions in these negotiations. It’s been a relatively long wait, to be sure. But the time has come, now, for a deal to be done. The league and players met for a clandestine three-day summit in suburban Chicago last week, they are meeting now in the New York area, and the talks are expected to continue beyond this week’s
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The time is now for NFL, players to get a deal done
Negotiations between representatives of the NFL and locked-out players resumed Tuesday in New York. Neither side formally announced Tuesday’s talks. They were confirmed by several people who did not participate in the talks but had knowledge of them. The resumption of the negotiations was first reported by the league-owned NFL Network. There were reports that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and DeMaurice Smith, the executive director of the dissolved players’ union, again participated in the talks, along with several owners and players. This week’s talks come after representatives of the two sides met last week in Chicago. Last week’s meetings originally were intended to be secret. The
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Negotiations resume between league and players in New York
The NFL filed a “motion to dismiss” the Brady et al v. National Football League et al case with the district court in Minnesota on Monday, setting up a play to shut down the antitrust suit and take away the players’ biggest piece of leverage in the ongoing labor fight. The filing was largely a procedural matter, coming on the same day the league’s response to the players’ amended complaint was due. The NFL will still be responsible for filing an answer, but not until after the court rules on its motion. U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson has scheduled a hearing on the motion for Sept. 12, which is four days after the scheduled start of the NFL regular season, a factor that could put
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NFL files motion to dismiss players’ antitrust lawsuit
Whenever they are able, the Cardinals will pursue a trade for Eagles quarterback Kevin Kolb. Kolb had highs and lows last season, but if you are looking for reasons to be excited about him, check out this highlight video of his game against the Falcons. He completed 23 of 29 for 326 yards and three touchdowns against good defense.
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Cardinals still expected to pursue Kolb trade
The word on the street is that Philadelphia Eagles backup quarterback Kevin Kolb is “likely headed” to the Arizona Cardinals “probably for a couple of second-round draft picks” once the lockout is lifted, but that “there are still some concerns about Kolb among Arizona coaches,” according to Scout.com. “They wonder about his decision-making” and if he’s “the right fit for coach Ken Whisenhunt’s offense,” the site notes.
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Cardinals still have questions on Kolb
If the lockout drags on, the NFL has a built-in mechanism to delay the start of the season until what is now scheduled to be the fourth week and still play 16 games and a full postseason. Here’s how they will make up those three weeks if necessary: – In a bit of creative scheduling, teams playing each other in the third week of the season have the same bye week later in the year. For example, the Giants are scheduled play at Philly on Sept. 25. The Jets are in Oakland. The Giants and Eagles each have their bye in the seventh week. The Jets and Raiders each have their bye in the eighth week. So, if the third week gets cancelled, the makeup games will move to the bye week. Of course, it
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Plan in place to delay Super Bowl if lockout drags on through season
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell today didn’t rule out the possibility that rosters could be expanded if the lockout lingers and affects the length of training camp. “I do believe that the uncertainty is something we have to consider as it relates to getting players ready to play,” Goodell said. “Obviously, one, from an injury standpoint but two, from making the proper evaluations. We have talked about different concepts that, depending on how long (the lockout) goes, we may have to implement.” If training camp is only two weeks or less, many rookies will not be up to speed by the time the season begins. Expanding the roster would allow teams to keep rookies on the roster who would otherwise
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Rosters could expand if lockout drags on
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