4. Arizona may have backed itself into a corner with the Larry Fitzgerald deal. By giving No. 11 a four-year, $40 million restructure in which it’s been reported he’s getting close to $30 million guaranteed, fellow Cards receiver Anquan Boldin will now wonder (justifiably), "Ahem, fellas? Where’s mine?"

Cardinals savant Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic writes, “Along with Adrian Wilson, (Boldin) is the soul of this team. When management meets with college scouts to describe the type of player they want to draft, they essentially point to No. 81 and say, ‘Get us more of this type of guy.’As good as Fitzgerald is, he's not a leader on this team. Boldin is. The Cardinals would be foolish to trade him.”

Our Rotoworld page for Boldin has him signed through 2010 after signing an extension. For a guy who puts up numbers and played in 2007 with a dislocated toe and a fractured hip and still blocked with passion, the $2.5 million he’ll make in 2008 pales next to Fitzgerald’s deal.

Rod Graves and Ken Whisenhunt need to decide if wide receiver is a meat-and-potatoes position for their franchise or a luxury one. Given that Whisenhunt is a proponent of a power-running game (something Arizona’s still not equipped for at RB), he’ll have to swallow hard if the decision comes down to pay through the nose for a pair of wideouts no matter how talented they are.

5. Two legal entanglements down, one to go for the Patriots. Earlier this week, the frivolity that was the lawsuit filed by some St. Louis opportunists accusing the Patriots of fraud, unfair trade practices and engaging in a "pattern of racketeering" based on accusations they taped the Rams Super Bowl XXXVI walkthrough was withdrawn.

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Meanwhile, the woman whose "consensual horseplay" with Pats receiver Randy Moss resulted in her filing a much-publicized restraining order in January had that order "dissolved" this week. That leaves only "L'Affaire Spygate" and the much-awaited testimony of former Pats video assistant Matt Walsh. Walsh's Washington attorney Michael Levy agreed with an NFL statement earlier this week that said significant progress had been made in getting Walsh to tell what he knows. Levy wants Walsh protected from any bad things (i.e. lawsuits) his testimony might bring. The NFL says it wants Walsh to talk. Levy says he looks forward to Walsh having a chance to talk.

Senator Arlen Specter (R-Too Much Time on His Hands) wants Walsh to talk. The holdup? My guess is that either Walsh doesn't have explosive testimony that warranted months of hubbub and congressional involvement or he has no concrete evidence to back up anything he’ll allege and he’s basically at a point now where he’s wondering, "What’s the use, it’s my word against theirs and I have a family to raise."

6. Finally, these are my nominees for the "JARVIS REDWINE AWARD" given to the draftable player with the most mellifluous name. Hit me with your votes and comments at

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