Oakland Raiders Trade Carson Palmer To Arizona Cardinals

April 3, 2013 by

Oakland Raiders Trade Carson Palmer To Arizona CardinalsThe Arizona Cardinals have reportedly brought veteran quarterback Carson Palmer into the fold for the 2013 season.

‘More cap friendly’

With Matt Flynn now the man in Oakland, Palmer became expendable for the Raiders. The team would have owed the 33-year-old $13 million for this season. After the trade, the former USC Trojan restructured his deal to make his contract more cap friendly for the Cardinals, according to CBSSports.com’s Jason La Canfora:

“Palmer gets $16M over 2 yrs (and can earn $4M more in incentives). $10M of the deal is guaranteed.”

While original speculation identified the San Francisco 49ers as a potential landing spot (h/t Mike Garafolo of USA Today), Palmer ultimately lands with a different NFC West club that has been searching for a solid starting quarterback since Kurt Warner departed.


‘Intriguing battle’

He should have an opportunity to compete for the starting job, as he will join Drew Stanton, Ryan Lindley and Brian Hoyer as the Cardinals’ options under center. Arizona waived quarterback John Skelton on April 1 (via Darren Urban of AZCardinals.com).

The Cardinals already made a move to add Stanton to the roster earlier in the offseason when they signed the former Indianapolis Colt to a three-year deal. Stanton was the backup to Andrew Luck in Indianapolis last season, where current Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians served as the offensive coordinator. The addition of Palmer sets up an intriguing battle between Stanton and Palmer this preseason.

Was this trade a wise move for the Arizona Cardinals? What about for Carson Palmer?

Source: Alex Ballentine, Bleacher Report

Image: USA Today

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Elvis Dumervil Signs 5-Year Contract With Baltimore Ravens

March 25, 2013 by

Elvis Dumervil Signs 5-Year Contract With Baltimore RavensFormer Denver Broncos defensive end Elvis Dumervil has agreed to a five-year deal to play for the Baltimore Ravens. ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter reported the details of Dumervil’s new contract:

“Ravens are giving former Broncos DE Elvis Dumervil a five-year deal worth up to $35 million, including $8.5 million in year one.”

‘Multiple contract offers’

John Elway, the Broncos’ EVP of football operations, released a statement on Dumervil signing with the Ravens on DenverBroncos.com:

As we have from the start of this process, we worked diligently over the last week to find a way for Elvis Dumervil to remain a Denver Bronco. Although we made multiple contract offers to Elvis after being forced to release him, we were unable to reach an agreement and are now moving forward without him.

Elvis was a team captain and a talented player who made a great impact during his seven seasons in Denver. I appreciate all of his effort on the field and the work he did in the community.

I wish Elvis all the best as he continues his NFL career.


‘Critical gaffe’

Dumervil’s departure from Denver was extraordinarily bizarre. The Broncos were reluctant to give him too lucrative of a contract, so the veteran agreed to take a pay cut. However, his paperwork was filed too late, thus the Broncos were forced to cut him. Otherwise, they would have taken on the $12 million salary he was scheduled to make in 2013.

For an organization that has made so many brilliant moves in recent years, this was a critical gaffe. The worst part is that it doesn’t appear to be Denver’s fault at all. There is no doubt that Dumervil has several stellar years left in his impressive career, and the Ravens got a massive steal for a player who wasn’t supposed to even be available on the open market.

Do you think this is a good deal for both parties or not? Is Elvis Dumervil a great loss for the Denver Broncos?

Source: Matt Fitzgerald, Bleacher Report

Image: USA Today

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