After trading up to the No. 6 pick and selecting LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reports the Dallas Cowboys are shopping cornerback Mike Jenkins. In addition to Jenkins, who is scheduled to make $1.052 million in base salary this season, the Cowboys have free agent addition Brandon Carr to a five-year, $50.1 million contract that included $26.5 million in guarantees on March 15 and nickel corner Orlando Scandrick, who signed a five-year, $25 million contract extension last August. As the No. 6 pick in the draft, Claiborne will sign a fully guaranteed four-year contract worth between $16 million and $17 million with a team option for a fifth season. Jenkins, a 2008 first round pick out of South Florida, has eight interceptions and 40 passes defensed in 58 career games with the Cowboys. Jenkins underwent surgery on his right shoulder in January that was expected to keep him out for four-to-six months, which could keep hum out of the OTAs and mini-camps in Dallas, who hired Jerome Henderson to coach the defensive backs after the 2011 season, or wherever his next destination may be. Source: Mac's Football Blog
Since he's coming off shoulder surgery, I wonder what the demand will be for him. BTW, Jenkins changed agents last month. He's now being represented by one Drew Rosenhaus. Do you think that played a part in what the Cowboys did last night?
I knew this crap was gonna happen and I really didn't want it to. I really don't want to lose Jenkins but I guess it's worth it over all I gotta say.
I'm with you on this. But hopefully he will stay this year. He is in a contract year so he will be playing his butt off. 3 hard working corners will be hard to beat. my .02
I knew as soon as we traded up that losing Jenkins was an inevitability. Jenkins > Scandrick skill wise, but Scandrick is more valuable IMO than Jenkins, if that makes sense? Plus we have Scandrick locked up long term, plus I don't think Jenkins would be happy long term as a 3rd CB and Scandrick excels at it. It just had to be Jenkins, no matter how much I don't want it to be.
