Report: Fitzgerald urges Cardinals to pursue Kolb
Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald wouldn't mind catching passes from Kevin Kolb next season, according to a report by ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Report: Fitzgerald urges Cardinals to pursue Kolb
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald wouldn't mind catching passes from Kevin Kolb next season, according to a report by ESPN's Adam Schefter.
On ESPN's 12-hour pre-game show (OK, that's an exaggeration, but only slightly), Schefter said the Cardinals' front office has gone to Fitzgerald to get his take on who their next quarterback should be.
And according to the report, Fitzgerald's "first recommendation" was for Arizona to pursue a trade for Kolb.
Fitzgerald is entering the final year of his contract, and Arizona obviously wants to keep him happy.
The report is interesting because it speaks in part to Kolb's reputation around the league, even though he only has seven career starts under his belt.
Schefter said Fitzgerald also mentioned Marc Bulger's name to the Cardinals' brass. And it's worth noting that Donovan McNabb's name was not mentioned in the report.
Just last week in an interview with Dan Patrick, Kolb reiterated that he wants to start somewhere next season.
"I had a meeting with Andy, and told him that I feel like I'm prepared, I'm ready to take that next step. He knows," Kolb said.
Albert Breer of NFL Network wrote last week that he expects there to be plenty of interest in Kolb:
One way for the Seahawks to address their quarterbacking question could be to make another run at Kevin Kolb. And trust this: If Kolb is out there, there will be plenty of suitors for his services, and the Eagles will be able to extract a pretty hefty haul. Remember, the Browns and Seahawks made inquiries last offseason about Kolb but were rebuffed as it became clear the Eagles preference was to deal Donovan McNabb. Cleveland, of course, has insight because of GM Tom Heckert's Philadelphia roots, while Seattle was another West Coast offense team that figured Kolb's transition could be a smooth one. The Browns' interest might be gone because of the emergence of Colt McCoy, but other pursuers that weren't around, like the Cardinals, 49ers and Vikings, could be in the running this time. Makes sense, right, that a 26-year-old quarterback with an Andy Reid pedigree would be in demand? Of course it does. So expect the price to be pretty steep.
Of course, as you know by now, trades will be tricky this offseason until the new CBA is in place. If there's no agreement by the draft in April, suitors for Kolb would not be allowed to include 2011 picks in any potential deals.
And the Eagles could end up deciding to hold on to Kolb, who has one more year remaining on his contract.
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Comment removed.- His color doesn't have jack to do with anything.....the man is weak in his position.......throwing, average, situational awareness...NONE.....ability to get through a series without ending up on his back....yeah right......while some may have skin color issues, aka MV, most sports real sports fans care about wins and we really don't care the color of the hero of the week.
— philligrl - I seen Skelton play 1 game, and he was half decent. Keep in mind it was only 1 game. He was a rookie this year, and needs work, but he's a big guy. As for Kolb, you need to trade him because this is the last year of his contract, and you want to get some value for him while you can, or he'll walk. As far as McNabb, I'm not sure who would want him now. I think it would hurt his pride to be a back up here. I think Shanahan holds some status among his NFL coaching brethern and the fact that McNabb had issues with him, I believe damages McNabb's marketability.— watsonmr
"If there's no agreement by the draft in April, suitors for Kolb would not be allowed to include 2011 picks in any potential deals."
I WOULD HOPE SO....boy, there's some logic right there.- this rumor brought to you by Andy Reid and Co....trying to raise Kolb's trade value.
Wow. Think about it. If the Eagles trade Kolb (anywhere) for an impact player of need or a 1st round + a lower round pick and sign McNabb to back up Vick...I think wolf's head would explode (a guy can dream, can't he?)— Mabus- No intrest in McNabb- hahahaha! Low throw McBlow dealt another blow!!— hititwheretheyaint
- Try to get their 6'9" dt and picks and im fine. Sorry kev, I dont care if u were with backups, u couldnt beat stephen mcghee— Onlineps2beast
Fitzgerald didn't say that and ain't nobody hating Kolb cause he white,he just ain't that very good— dmac6419
Kolb will win a SUPERBOWL before Vick will.- Yeah right...he only wants Kolb so the Eagles will trade for him.....who would base their numbers on a dude who has only had 7 starts......Kolb won't be able to stay on his feet long enough for Larry to catch any passes.— philligrl
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- Fitzgerald saw Shakes Kolb throwing rubber chickens and got confused. Either that or he's looking for some cheap entertainment for his son's next birthday party.— del ravio 100%
- if i was arizona and i really wanted kolb, i'd be on the phone right now trying to locate every undrafted free agent thats had at least 2 major knee surgeries. sign as many as i could then bundle them up and trade them for kolb! you know that's an offer the eagles F/O would never refuse!— Geno D
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