Sun May 06, 2007 2:10 am EDT
The Miami Dolphins have contacted the New York Jets about the availability of guard Pete Kendall, whom the Jets were trying to trade before the draft. However, New York preferred not to trade Kendall to a team within the AFC East.
Kendall and agent Neil Schwartz have been trying to renegotiate his contract with the Jets, hoping for a raise of approximately $1 million. Kendall, who has three years remaining on his Jets deal after restructuring it a year ago, is scheduled to earn $1.7 million this year.
Kendall has been unhappy with his contract since seeing the sharp rise in free-agent deals for interior linemen this offseason. Among the guards who will earn more than $6 million after signing new contracts are Kris Dielman with San Diego, Derrick Dockery with Buffalo and Eric Steinbach with Cleveland.
Kendall, 33, is an 11-year veteran and was a first-round pick by Seattle in 1996. He has also played for the Cardinals.
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hey, its only fair!
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Ultimately,it's up yo us,the fans,to say enough is enough.Stop overpaying for tickets,stop buying NFL apparel,don't pay $300.00 a year for pay per view for pete's sake,and let's make the Super Bowl a sporting event again,not a freak show for celebrities.By the way,as much as I love being at the games, I haven't been to a Dolphin"s game in 8 years now,and haven't bought a hat or jersey for longer than that.It don't kill me,I watch on TV when available and read the paper or Net when it's not on TV.Oh yeah,I also get to spend quality time with my family and pay attention to my teenager and how she's being raised,even on Sunday !
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