Andre Roberts Agrees To Four Year Contract With Cardinals
by Andrew602 on Jul 15, 2010 5:19 PM MDT
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PrintA day after signing 5th round pick John Skelton, the Cardinals remained active and signed their 3rd round pick, wide receiver Andre Roberts.
Roberts agreed to a - you guessed it - four year contract on Thursday with a $724,000 signing bonus. All of the draft picks that have signed so far have agreed to four year deals, something the team is doing differently this year as opposed to three year deals in previous years.
Roberts was drafted out of Citadel after a he caught 77 passes for 792 yards and seven touchdowns last season. He'll assume the fourth spot on the depth chart at wide receiver behind Larry Fitzgerald, Steve Breaston, and Early Doucet. He'll also compete for punt returning duties, but at this point he's the favorite to win the job.
The Cardinals surprised some fans when they selected Roberts after scoring successful picks in defensive players Dan Williams and Daryl Washington in the first two rounds. It soon became obvious however - after the losses of Anquan Boldin and Jerheme Urban - that the team needed to add wide receiver depth. Roberts was considered one of the brightest and fastest receivers entering the draft.
The Cardinals have three more picks remaining that are unsigned - Williams, Washington, and fourth round pick linebacker O'Brien Schofield.
As a result of the signing, defensive end Ryan Kees was released to make room for Roberts. Kees spent two weeks on the Cardinals practice squad last season and signed with the team back in January.
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T.O
Lots of people don’t like T.O, but if he’s taking a pay cut we should go for him he can be a good WR next to Fitz
I will answer this
with a resounding NO!!! We don’t need him destroying the chemistry we have worked so hard to build. Besides, I would take Tits over Team Obliterater any day. Our draft picks are dropping like flies, I love it! Looks like they all want to get into training camp on time.
Welcome to ROTB los-cards
His skill set would be nice, he’s in such great shape that he can still be effective in the right role I’m sure. His problem, as you probably know, is his attitude. I can’t see Whiz risk the tough ‘team first’ attitude he’s brought to Cardinals football which has made us successful in recent years. I would be very very surprised if that happened.
by cardsfanforlife24 on Jul 15, 2010 9:09 PM MDT up reply actions
Does anyone remember how TO behaved in Buffalo?
I didn’t watch too many Bills games.
What? I didn't break it, I was just testing its durability, and then I placed it in the woods becuase it's made out of wood and I just thought he should be with his family.
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He was fine
Still looked like a heck of an athlete and I didn’t see him making much fuss. He was clearly unhappy at times, but what member of the Bills organization wasn’t unhappy last year?
I suppose I’d like to see him get another contract. Rather than causing a stir or losing a step, my worry would be that he’s lost a little of his competitive spirit in the process. I say this because he didn’t show up every week and take over, but that offense was just so dismally inept it’s hard to attribute that to his character.
He did have a 99 yard TD against the Jaguars.
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I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.
+ a whole bunch
There are so many reasons why lots of people don’t like T.O. AlaskanCard summed it up, I’d take any of our WR’s over that. Could sort of be a funny practical joke to play on the QB’s, but otherwise I’d say he has about as much chance of being on the Cards roster as any of us.
I have heard some rumors about TO to the Cardinals
It really isn’t needed. We are fine at WR.
What? I didn't break it, I was just testing its durability, and then I placed it in the woods becuase it's made out of wood and I just thought he should be with his family.
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The Cardinals are the landing place for everyone
I thought you knew it, any time there is a free agent who can’t find a team, a crappy player that got cut, or someone on the trading block. The Cardinals are always the destination.
We just suck that much.
(according to the media)
Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan [I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].
I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.
by JoeCB1991 on Jul 15, 2010 10:06 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
lol
What? I didn't break it, I was just testing its durability, and then I placed it in the woods becuase it's made out of wood and I just thought he should be with his family.
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Really excited about Roberts
I don’t think any of us can really fathom the work ethic instilled in him and Broughton at Citadel. That combined with his speed and obvious intelligence (again attributed to his school) I think we have the makings of a great player for years to come.
by cardsfanforlife24 on Jul 15, 2010 9:11 PM MDT reply actions
+1
"Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that." - Bill Shankly
by Jesse Reynolds on Jul 18, 2010 12:27 PM MDT up reply actions
T.O. to cards?
well at least we’d here about the cardinals every day or two on sportscenter. who knows, they might actually talk about the other guys too???
by Superfizzogotflow on Jul 15, 2010 9:25 PM MDT reply actions
Welcome to ROTB
You might be on to something there.
What? I didn't break it, I was just testing its durability, and then I placed it in the woods becuase it's made out of wood and I just thought he should be with his family.
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Sadly
I’m guessing the only “highlight” would be watching TO throwing a fit on the sideline and attempting to make Leinart’s life miserable. No doubt ESPN would lead off SportsCenter with that…
At least his touchdown celebrations would be fun to watch.
Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan [I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].
I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.
I think he's slightly less flamboyant then he was then
But still a complete opposite then Fitz.
What? I didn't break it, I was just testing its durability, and then I placed it in the woods becuase it's made out of wood and I just thought he should be with his family.
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Same deal with Lee Evans
If TO lands on a team that’s actually winning games, I’d expect to see more of the showmanship.
I think he can share the field better now but he doesn’t want to go any lower than #2.
It's the celebrations
the opposing defenses will throw when he drops TD passes that won’t be so much fun to watch…
Yeah
Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan [I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].
I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.
+1
Hands of stone attached to vastly diminishing athleticism.
by Birdman from Mesa on Jul 18, 2010 9:23 AM MDT up reply actions
Too many TO comments not enough on Roberts
I’m excited to see this guy in action. The reports say he catches everything thrown in his vicinity and he has good speed. Hope he can earn his way on to the field this year.
by Birdman from Mesa on Jul 18, 2010 9:26 AM MDT reply actions
I remember the ESPN guys saying that Roberts was a "big time pick" when I saw it on TV,
I know Gruden said it, I think Kiper said it too.
Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan [I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].
I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.
Agree
I remember a lot of the analysts thought Roberts was a great pick up and he was a first down machine.
What? I didn't break it, I was just testing its durability, and then I placed it in the woods becuase it's made out of wood and I just thought he should be with his family.
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