Now that the Cardinals have moved on to new running back Tim Hightower, veteran Edgerrin James wants to move on as well. Two weeks ago, Arizona decided to move rookie Hightower up the depth chart to take more of the snaps, leaving James on the bench. Now James wants out of Arizona.
Quitely, James asked to be released after the switch was made which was ignored. Now James is going public and wants out. James’ agent, Drew Rosenhaus is trying to help him get a chance to play this season rather than spend the rest of it warming the bench.
“He’s not looking to create controversy, he’s not trying to disrupt chemistry, he’s happy to see their success,” said Rosenhaus. “But he wants to play. He doesn’t understand why he was demoted and taken out of the offense.
“He would rather go someplace else and help someone else than stand around on the bench. We’re very eager to get back on the field and play because Edgerrin was on his way to a third straight 1,000-yard season. He’s not unhealthy. He hasn’t lost any of his skills. He just doesn’t want to wait until next year to show everyone he can play. He wants to do it now.”
If Arizona refuses to release him, James will get out but he will have to wait until after the season is over. Next year James is slated to make $5 million that the Cardinals are unlikely to want to pay. So James would like to find a team to take him now and let him play the rest of the season. Theres no reason he couldn’t find one, hes on par for a third consecutive 1,000 yard season and has alot of gas left in the tank. He will be a hot commodity, the question is will he be available now, or during the offseason.
November 19th, 2008 by admin | No Comments »