Eagles Once Offered A 1st & 3rd Rd. Pick For Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald

Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald told CSNPhilly.com on Friday that the Philadelphia Eagles offered the Cardinals a first- and a third-round draft choice for him in 2008.

The story doesn't say what kept the trade from happening, and does not include a comment from anyone in the Eagles organization.

According to the report, the perennial All-Pro, drafted third overall by the Cardinals in 2004 out of Pittsburgh, was a strain on the team's salary cap at the time. He was due to make $14.6 million in 2008 and $17.3 million in 2009.

But then he signed a new four-year deal reportedly worth $40 million -- with a no-trade clause -- in March 2008 (he signed an eight-year, $120 million extension in 2011).

Source: NFL.com

 

He would have been sick as a eagle but thats alright were fine even without him.

 

a 1st and a 3rd for larry in 2008 would have been a great deal for the eagles.

 

This. At that time, he was worth closer to two firsts imo

 

This is an old story...

 

I thought this was a bumped thread.

 

I did too. :laughy32:

btw -

The Bears won Super Bowl XX. No lie...1985 Chicago Bears | Super Bowl XX - chicagotribune.com

I don't understand how some of these writers still have jobs...