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Cards, Leinart agree on deal
Kent Somers
The Arizona Republic
Aug. 15, 2006 12:00 AM
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Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart has agreed to a six-year contract that could earn him a maximum of $51 million, according to his agent, Tom Condon.
The deal has not yet been signed, but another of Leinart's agents, Chuck Price, said the goal was to have Leinart in camp at Flagstaff by tomorrow afternoon.
The contract contains $14 million in guaranteed money.
Leinart missed the first two weeks of training camp as his agents and the Cardinals reached a contract impasse. As of Sunday, the two sides reportedly were not making progress in negotiations.
The key as a change in the structure of the deal, said Condon, who declined to be more specific.
It likely involves "escalator" clauses that could increase Leinart's salary in the later years of the deal should he meet certain play time incentives.
It's believed those play-time incentives are not as great as those of Denver quarterback Jay Cutler, who was the 11th overall pick. And the salary escalation is greater.