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Arizona Cardinals vice president of football operations Rod Graves said Thursday he has been juggling contract negotiations for each of the team’s three remaining unsigned draft choices.
Even with training camp starting a week from today, Graves doesn’t feel he needs to panic.
“I’m not nervous yet,” Graves said. “I am disappointed I have not been able to get (the) number two (pick) in because we wanted to have that out of the way before getting to the number ones.”
The second-round pick, receiver Anquan Boldin, has not signed even though Graves originally wanted that deal done by July 4. The sticking point right now, Graves said, is an issue of how much Boldin’s first year will take up from the team’s rookie pool....
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Even with training camp starting a week from today, Graves doesn’t feel he needs to panic.
“I’m not nervous yet,” Graves said. “I am disappointed I have not been able to get (the) number two (pick) in because we wanted to have that out of the way before getting to the number ones.”
The second-round pick, receiver Anquan Boldin, has not signed even though Graves originally wanted that deal done by July 4. The sticking point right now, Graves said, is an issue of how much Boldin’s first year will take up from the team’s rookie pool....
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