In his latest “Monday Morning Quarterback,” SI.com’s Peter King reiterated that the Eagles have an offer of a first-round pick in the 2012 draft from an unknown team for quarterback Kevin Kolb. But because of the ongoing labor dispute, Kolb is being held hostage by the unfortunate circumstances.
That “unknown team” may be the Arizona Cardinals, who reportedly had a deal in place for Kolb before the draft. The Cardinals decided not to draft a signal caller last week, so the thought is that they’re waiting for the labor dispute to end in order to make a run at Kolb (who has already said that he wouldn’t mind playing in the desert).
But the Dolphins and Seahawks also failed to address their quarterback needs in the draft, so maybe they’re gearing up to make a run at Kolb as well. Like all deals, whichever team can make the Eagles the best offer will have Kolb under center next season. The 26-year-old is a fit for any one of those teams and assuming the Eagles are willing to trade him, whoever lands him will likely sign him to a new contract. (He’s owed $1.392 million in 2011 but is a free agent in 2012.)
The good thing for the Cardinals, Seahawks and Dolphins is that Kolb’s trade market shrunk last weekend. The Titans (Jake Locker), Jaguars (Blaine Gabbert), Vikings (Christian Ponder), 49ers (Colin Kaepernick) and Bengals (Andy Dalton) all addressed their needs at quarterback in either the first or second round, so the odds just rose for Arizona, Seattle and Miami in terms of landing Kolb later this offseason. (Assuming there even is a “later this offseason.”)
