Addressing receiver Anquan Boldin's contract situation isn't a priority for the Cardinals, although Boldin and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, would like for it to be.
Boldin's camp is keeping the issue at the forefront of the news cycle by changing their negotiating stance. Rosenhaus told the Cardinals at the NFL Scouting Combine that Boldin would consider re-signing with the team, a dramatic change from Boldin's previous stance.
He has said since last July that he would never re-sign in Arizona and repeated it as recently as the Pro Bowl.
By retreating from that view, Boldin and Rosenhaus hope to put the onus on the team to address the situation. But the Cardinals front office, led by General Manager Rod Graves, isn't in any hurry to rush to the bargaining table.
Most of the Cardinals focus has been on re-signing quarterback Kurt Warner and talking to the agent for inside linebacker Karlos Dansby, their franchise player.
Graves said the Cardinals will address Boldin's situation at the first window of opportunity. But he declined to say if that window would open this spring.
Boldin doesn't have much leverage. He has two years remaining on a four-year extension he signed in the summer of 2005. Rosenhaus was his agent then, too, and the extension paid him $23 million or so in new money, including $10 million in bonuses.
The Cardinals have other priorities. And the rhetoric from Boldin's camp isn't going to quicken their pace. Boldin arrived in camp last summer and ripped the team and head coach Ken Whisenhunt. Those words haven't been forgotten by people in the organization.
