Leinart Signs!!!

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Arizona Cardinals coach Dennis Green has lost his patience with rookie Matt Leinart and his contract holdout.

Green sharply criticized Leinart and his representatives on Monday for rejecting "a more than generous" offer from the team.

"It is an outstanding contract," Green said. "It's $14 million guaranteed."

Green said the deal is far more than a 10th pick would normally receive.

"It would be a shame if Matt Leinart is still sitting out there as the only player in the National Football League who is not in the National Football League, and you've got an impressive deal on the table. That's just the kind of mood I'm in," Green said, before he walked away.

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Cardinals | Green lashes out at Leinart
Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:23:18 -0700

During his press conference Monday, Aug. 14, Arizona Cardinals head coach Dennis Green revealed his frustrations over QB Matt Leinart still not under contract and at camp. "When you put $14 million on the table for the 10th pick in the draft, that is a lot more than anyone you've ever heard of for the 10th pick in the draft," Green said. "I think we have been more than generous." Green proceeded to cut the press conference short and left the podium.

KFFL

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“I’ve said something real simple,’’ Green said. “For Larry Fitzgerald and the third pick, for Antrel Rolle and the eighth pick, we’ve made some outstanding offers in the past. The offer we got on the table right now, it’s an outstanding contract. … When you put $14 million on the table for the 10th pick of the draft, that is a lot more than anybody you’ve ever heard of as the 10th pick.”

“I look forward to going to New England (on Saturday,)’’ he said. “ I look forward to Kurt Warner going on the field and looking across at Tom Brady, who was not the 10th pick of the draft. …"

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[fitzgerald11]

Good to see Green getting involved. At the same time we don't know if its Linehart or his agent who is stalling at this point. It'll be a real shame if Matt misses out on all this PT, he could've reall been a factor this year at QB. Much more then Young and Cutler.

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The Arizona Cardinals and quarterback Matt Leinart have reached an agreement in principle on a six-year contract, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports.

According to sources, the contract could be worth as much as $50.8 million if all incentives are reached. The deal calls for $14 million in guaranteed money.

Leinart was the 10th pick overall in the 2006 NFL draft. He had been the league's lone rookie holdout since the Dolphins and free safety Jason Allen agreed on a deal last Tuesday.

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[fitzgerald11]

guess the Green input worked.

He'll get a lot of work this pre-season, good to have him on board.

[JasonBayMVP]

I say go with Matt instead of Kurt.

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Stick with Kurt for this season, then let Leinart come in next season......like Carson Palmer and Kitna.

[JasonBayMVP]

Except Kitna wasn't all that good, so they put Carson in.

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Actually, Kitna was really good that year......2003, he had 26 TD's and 15 INT with almost 3600 yards and a 63% completion rate and an 87.4 QB rating.

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play.rbn.com/?url=nfl/nfl/open/cardinals/demand/leinartatcamp.rm

Leniart's first day.

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play.rbn.com/?url=nfl/nfl/open/cardinals/demand/leinart2.rm

Leinart fitting in within camp.

[558561]

If the Cardinals are doing bad mid -way through the season I think Lienart will be given a chance to start.

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Some quotes about Leinart:

"I don't think anyone could have expected any more," said Kurt Warner, Arizona's starter, who two years ago helped break in Eli Manning with the New York Giants. "I thought he did a great job in the 2-minute drill. He handled the situation well."

"I thought he did a great job," the two-time Super Bowl MVP said of the rookie. "He's a big strong kid. What impressed me was that he had such excellent scrambling ability. I remember when I was a rookie. There's so much to learn and he's coming in with just four days practice, which makes it doubly tough."

When Patriots coach Bill Belichick was asked about Leinart, he replied: "I liked the way our quarterback from USC played."

Leinart on Cassel:
"I was happy for him," said Leinart. "We're good friends and we talked a couple of times last week. He showed he can be an NFL player."