The Facts:
Following up on an item in
last week's Fantasy Notebook. ... Larry Fitzgerald's new contract, agreed to last week (but not yet officially signed), averages $10 million a year. Boldin's, signed shortly before the 2005 season, averages just under $4 million and runs through 2010. The deals are not comparable, and Boldin hopes the team will address his contract status this year. But he's not stressing about it. "I leave that up to my agent (Drew Rosenhaus)," Boldin said Monday. "I think when players get involved in that, that starts to affect their play on the field."
Reported by the Arizona Republic
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
For what it's worth, Cards GM Rod Graves is optimistic about the chances of keeping Fitzgerald and Boldin together, but he admits it will be a challenge. As Republic staffer Kent Somers explained this morning, if Boldin were to receive a comparable deal, the Cards could have about $20 million of space, or around 20 percent, tied up in two receivers. ... Boldin, however, believes it's possible to keep two elite receivers -- citing the Rams (with Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce in past seasons) and Colts (with Reggie Wayne and Marvin Harrison). "So I'm not worried about us being broken up," he said. ... We're not either. Yet. But we haven't heard the last of this story (or the reports of teams interested in Boldin -- Dallas being the latest team rumored to have such interest).
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