Cards, top picks talk deals
Arizona Cardinals07/24/2007 9:00 AM The Arizona Republic reports the Cardinals and the agents for their top two draft picks have agreed on the structure of contracts, but one pesky little detail is holding up negotiations. Money. "We have made proposals that are indicative of where our beliefs are to where the market will be," said Rod Graves, the team's vice president of football operations. "And obviously the agents have a slightly higher opinion about that." Still, Graves is encouraged that the parties aren't haggling over years, types of bonuses and escalator clauses, especially with their first-round pick, OT Levi Brown. Read more