Edgerrin James Wants Out of Arizona

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Now that Arizona Cards running back Edgerrin James is second on the depth chart behind Tim Hightower, he wants to be released by the team rather than sit and watch most of the rest of the season. Edge has carried the ball three times for five yards in the past three games and he isn’t happy about it. This after starting the first seven games of the season. Not surprisingly, the Cards declined his request. Edge’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, weighed-in:

“We spoke with (general manager) Rod Graves because Edgerrin still believes he is a 1,000-yard back and he is healthy and he is still capable of being a 1,000-yard back for a team. He is not playing now, and there are teams that are banged up at the running back position that he could help. We didn’t get the answer we were hoping for ….. Edgerrin isn’t trying to cause any problems. He has had a Hall of Fame career and he has enjoyed his stay in Arizona. But it’s apparent that he’s probably not going to back with the Cardinals next season. If that’s the case, he can move and help another team and get a start now.”

I don’t know why Edge would want to leave Arizona right now. He’s being paid a base salary of $5 million this season. The weather’s nice. And the Cards are winning. If he were to hit the waiver wire now, a team like Detroit or Cincinnati could claim him. I can’t understand why Edge would want something like that to happen. His best bet is to wait out this year, collect his money and try to convince another team they need a veteran running back in the offseason. Hall of Fame career or not, he won’t make $5 million in ‘09 (which is what he’s scheduled to make in Arizona), but he might be able to find more playing time.

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