Post by lazarus on Jun 7, 2003 11:05:43 GMT -5
the D!ckheads could/should of traded him to us when they had then chance then we would have grabbed a defender in the 1st round.
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Running back could be cut
Kent Somers
The Arizona Republic
Jun. 7, 2003 12:00 AM
The Cardinals are having difficulty trading running back Thomas Jones and could end up cutting him in the next couple of weeks.
The Cardinals obviously would prefer a trade, but no club has offered much for Jones, the seventh overall pick in the 2000 draft.
Cincinnati, New Orleans and Green Bay expressed some interest, but the Packers ended trade talks this week.
Rod Graves, Cardinals vice president for football operations, confirmed that he had called Tampa Bay about a possible trade. The Buccaneers may need a running back because of Michael Pittman's legal problems.
Pittman faces two felony charges of aggravated assault and could be cut soon. Rich McKay, Tampa Bay's general manager, is on vacation, so it's unknown whether the Bucs are interested in Jones.
A few teams have told the Cardinals they're willing to trade a backup player for Jones, but they haven't been willing to part with anyone the Cardinals would want.
Graves has had several phone conversations with Jones in recent weeks. Jones is eager to join another team as quickly as possible to prepare for the season, Graves said, but the Cardinals want to get more than a late-round draft pick in return.
The Cardinals can afford to take a bit more time. They aren't enamored of the veteran free agents on the market now, and they have a roster spot open in case they sign someone.
The club would like to add two or three veterans this summer, however, which likely would lead to Jones' release.
Cutting it short
NFL rules necessitated a short workout Friday as the Cardinals rookies concluded a weeklong minicamp.
Rookies and several other young players took part in the first four days of the camp.
NFL rules governing off-season workouts limit veterans to four practices a week outside one sanctioned minicamp.
That left the team with just two cornerbacks, two linebackers, no running backs or safeties, one tight end and three offensive linemen on Friday. The three quarterbacks, Jeff Blake, Josh McCown and Preston Parsons, rotated days off during the week. Parsons was the only one who threw Friday.
Players went through individual drills, but work involving the whole team was skipped.
The entire team returns next week for four days of "voluntary" camp.
Cardinals coach Dave McGinnis declined to single out any rookie for his performance during the week.
"This is not the time to do that," McGinnis said. "The time to do that is when we're making our final cuts. I'm not going to make a saint out of anybody right now. I'm going to make them perform a few more good works."
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Running back could be cut
Kent Somers
The Arizona Republic
Jun. 7, 2003 12:00 AM
The Cardinals are having difficulty trading running back Thomas Jones and could end up cutting him in the next couple of weeks.
The Cardinals obviously would prefer a trade, but no club has offered much for Jones, the seventh overall pick in the 2000 draft.
Cincinnati, New Orleans and Green Bay expressed some interest, but the Packers ended trade talks this week.
Rod Graves, Cardinals vice president for football operations, confirmed that he had called Tampa Bay about a possible trade. The Buccaneers may need a running back because of Michael Pittman's legal problems.
Pittman faces two felony charges of aggravated assault and could be cut soon. Rich McKay, Tampa Bay's general manager, is on vacation, so it's unknown whether the Bucs are interested in Jones.
A few teams have told the Cardinals they're willing to trade a backup player for Jones, but they haven't been willing to part with anyone the Cardinals would want.
Graves has had several phone conversations with Jones in recent weeks. Jones is eager to join another team as quickly as possible to prepare for the season, Graves said, but the Cardinals want to get more than a late-round draft pick in return.
The Cardinals can afford to take a bit more time. They aren't enamored of the veteran free agents on the market now, and they have a roster spot open in case they sign someone.
The club would like to add two or three veterans this summer, however, which likely would lead to Jones' release.
Cutting it short
NFL rules necessitated a short workout Friday as the Cardinals rookies concluded a weeklong minicamp.
Rookies and several other young players took part in the first four days of the camp.
NFL rules governing off-season workouts limit veterans to four practices a week outside one sanctioned minicamp.
That left the team with just two cornerbacks, two linebackers, no running backs or safeties, one tight end and three offensive linemen on Friday. The three quarterbacks, Jeff Blake, Josh McCown and Preston Parsons, rotated days off during the week. Parsons was the only one who threw Friday.
Players went through individual drills, but work involving the whole team was skipped.
The entire team returns next week for four days of "voluntary" camp.
Cardinals coach Dave McGinnis declined to single out any rookie for his performance during the week.
"This is not the time to do that," McGinnis said. "The time to do that is when we're making our final cuts. I'm not going to make a saint out of anybody right now. I'm going to make them perform a few more good works."
