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Following up on the ongoing drama. ... FOXSports.com insider John Czarnecki wrote tonight: "Give [agent James] Cook credit. He's been pulling the strings nicely for Cutler. Everyone should know that Cutler has wanted out of Denver ever since Mike Shanahan was fired and quarterback coach Jeremy Bates left for USC shortly afterward.
Reported by FOXSports.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Czarnecki, in confirming something SI.com's Peter King first reported two weeks ago, further explained: "Cook had already been begging to get his client out. Denver told him no from the beginning. But somehow Cook has been able — how hilarious is this? — to paint Cutler as some victim in the cruel world of NFL trade talk. At the moment, the Broncos seem to be losing the PR war. ..." We've considered Cook
to be an issue and Czarnecki's report adds to that belief. Why would the agent be so eager to move his client? Per Cazarnecki, Cutler, who is entering the fourth year of a six-year contract, has a $2.3 million salary for 2009. The only way Cook is going to receive a better commission (and a higher salary for his client) is by forcing a trade. ... Stay tuned.
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