Anderson agrees to terms with Cardinals
Posted: March 17th, 2010 | Frank Tadych |
The news day — on the West Coast, at least — starts with former Browns QB
Derek Anderson finding a new home in Arizona.
NFL Network insider
Jason La Canfora reports Anderson has agreed to terms with the Cardinals, according to a league source.
The move makes sense for the Cardinals, who
had been in discussions with both Anderson and restricted free-agent QB
Charlie Whitehurst as options to compete with “starter”
Matt Leinart.
The
Arizona Republic had reported both the Cardinals and Seahawks had
made contract offers to Whitehurst, which would require a third-round pick going back to the Chargers as compensation. While there’s no word on a decision from Whitehurst, it sounds like the Cardinals didn’t want to wait.
How this unfolds in Arizona will no doubt be interesting. Cardinals coach
Ken Whisenhunt has never named Leinart the starter, as
Kent Somers points out, and seems poised to let Anderson at least win the job. For now, it’s Leinart’s to lose