martay appears to have come to his senses..

[pinnacle]

according to below..he wants $3 million over 2 years..which is reasonable.. Based on the cards counter..it would not appear as though we have martay penciled in as the #1 or #2 receiver..

WR Jenkins unhappy with Cards' offer

Kent Somers
The Arizona Republic
Mar. 22, 2003 12:00 AM

Receiver MarTay Jenkins and the Cardinals are $1 million apart on a new, two-year contract, and Jenkins could choose to sign a one-year deal elsewhere, a source close to the negotiations said.

Jenkins, who has received a minimal amount of interest in free agency, is asking for $3 million over two years, including a $600,000 signing bonus and salaries of $1.2 million in each year.

The Cardinals countered with an offer that included a $400,000 bonus and salaries of $800,000.

Jenkins and his agent, Michael Bauer, are expected to talk with representatives from Atlanta, Jacksonville and Oakland at the NFL owners meetings, scheduled for Sunday through Wednesday in Phoenix.

Jenkins is one of the fastest players on the team and was the team's third receiver and kick returner last season. He has developed as a receiver in the past few years, but he did drop a handful of key passes last season.

He suffered a fractured scapula midway through the season and played in just eight games.

Jenkins entered free agency hoping for a deal that averaged about $3.5 million a year.

In other free agency news, the team still has an offer out to defensive end Vonnie Holliday, but he is considering other alternatives.

The Seahawks have also offered Holliday a contract, but other teams are interested, too, said his agent, Brian Levy. Holliday probably will visit Kansas City after the owners meetings, Levy said.

 

[Snakester]

If that is all that he is asking for than I say sign him and do it quickly before someone else jumps in and get's him.

 

[pinnacle]

snakester: I agree..but if the cards are not doing the same - something tells me we are not that sold on martay as a receiver. Given that we have no established receivers on our roster..and we have lots of $$ left - something is not right..

 

[Pariah]

At the start of the off season my thought was "let him walk," but now that we haven't seemed to have any interest in bringing in other WRs--I think we need him.

I think the duo of he and Kasper streaking down the field will REALLY stretch defenses--especially with Blake dropping bombs on them.

 

[pinnacle]

pariah: I think the duo the cards envision may come from 2 of the following 3: mcaddley/gilmore/kasper. I see baltimore is seeking frank sanders as a #2 and carolina appears to have had frank in over martay...I wonder if teams are looking at jenkins film from last season and see something they do not like (like a bunch of dropped passes and maybe other stuff). There is not much film to watch of martay (compared to a guy like frank).. seems to me teams like martay for a kick returner..but have little interest in him as a receiver..