Cowboys shopped Bobby Carpenter
Per Todd Archer of the Dallas Morning News, the Dallas Cowboys have shopped ILB Bobby Carpenter.
However, Archer points out that the Cowboys are less likely to trade Carpenter, the franchise's first-round pick in 2006, since they lost free agent Kevin Burnett to the San Diego Chargers last month.
In the off-season, the Cowboys signed Keith Brooking, who will start with Bradie James. Without Burnett, Carpenter would be the team's top back-up ILB.
Carpenter is scheduled to earn a base salary of $885,000 in 2009, but a playing-time incentive bonus of $1.895 million in his contract could make it difficult to trade Carpenter.
Carpenter has been a huge disappointment. The Cowboys should cut their losses (whether by trade or releasing the player) and find a replacement in this year's draft. It shouldn't be too difficult to find someone to be as (un)productive as "Barbie", who has been credited with only seven tackles in the past two seasons.
However, Archer points out that the Cowboys are less likely to trade Carpenter, the franchise's first-round pick in 2006, since they lost free agent Kevin Burnett to the San Diego Chargers last month.
In the off-season, the Cowboys signed Keith Brooking, who will start with Bradie James. Without Burnett, Carpenter would be the team's top back-up ILB.
Carpenter is scheduled to earn a base salary of $885,000 in 2009, but a playing-time incentive bonus of $1.895 million in his contract could make it difficult to trade Carpenter.
Carpenter has been a huge disappointment. The Cowboys should cut their losses (whether by trade or releasing the player) and find a replacement in this year's draft. It shouldn't be too difficult to find someone to be as (un)productive as "Barbie", who has been credited with only seven tackles in the past two seasons.
