Arizona Sports Blog

Darnell Dockett tried to set some fireworks by announcing on Twitter yesterday:

“Dockett fans, CARDINAL FANs, AND ALL SPORTS WRITERS AND ALL BLOGGER and any one else who wanna know I WILL MAKE AN ANNOUCMENT 2day @ 8:15.” - @ddockett

When 8:15 rolled around, no message. A little bit later, this is what he tweeted:

“I am happy to announce that after meeting with the team recently, I have full faith and confidence in the Cardinals organization-cont” - @ddockett

Both these messages are in regards to his contract dispute. The Cardinals have him locked up until 2011, however, Mr. Dockett would like to tear that contact up and get a new one. This seems to be a common occurrence in professional sports today. A player signs a contract, does well, and wants a new contract. No risk by the player and no reward by the team.

I’m glad to see that Dockett is doing the right thing here. He has a contract and he’s going to report to training camp. Let’s hope it isn’t lip service and he does play under this contract for at least the next 2 years. Teams need to get a backbone and it looks like the Cardinals have exerted theirs.