Kendall Gone for Who? Daily News today Kendall close to being ex-Jet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BY RICH CIMINI DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER Thursday, August 23rd 2007, 4:00 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Print Email Suggest a Story Pete Kendall works out yesterday at the Jets' training facility. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First-round pick Darrelle Revis gets some work in. Mets general manager Omar Minaya and Jets owner Woody Johnson take in practice. Read Rich Cimini's The Jets Stream After several months of acrimony, the Jets and Pete Kendall are parting ways - finally. The Jets, trying to move past a bizarre and ugly chapter, were on the verge last night of trading the disgruntled left guard to an undisclosed team, NFL sources told the Daily News. Multiple teams expressed an interest once the Jets made it clear they wanted to move Kendall, 34, a starter for the Jets since he arrived in 2004. Kendall is expected to receive a new contract, and it's believed he will earn at least $2.7 million for the coming season. He was due to make $1.7million from the Jets and was seeking a $1million raise, but they refused to renegotiate his deal, which had three years and $6.1 million remaining. In return, the Jets will get an undisclosed draft choice. As of midnight, details of the trade still were being finalized. An announcement is expected this morning. Kendall must pass a physical before the trade is official. Kendall's agent, Neil Schwartz, declined to comment. It became apparent yesterday that something was brewing because Kendall was pulled off the practice field by GM Mike Tannenbaum. Kendall didn't practice the last two days because of an injury to his right shoulder, which doesn't appear serious. While riding a stationary bike on the sideline, he was approached by Tannenbaum. The GM invited Kendall to his office, according to an eyewitness - an indication that a deal was in the works. A few minutes later, Kendall was back on the bike. The Jets rid themselves of a headache, but the quality of their offensive line takes a hit. They will turn over the left-guard job to rookie Jacob Bender or Adrien Clarke, whose NFL resume consists of only 13 games and four starts, all with the Eagles in 2005. Clarke started the first two preseason games, but the new flavor of the week is Bender, a sixth-round pick from Nicholls State. Bender, working with the regulars this week in practice, probably will start Saturday night against the Giants. Kendall's relationship with the Jets deteriorated in June, when he went public with his bitterness, claiming the organization had reneged on a promise to renegotiate his contract. Since then, he has ripped the Jets at every opportunity, trying to hasten his release by becoming a nuisance. He threatened to hold out, hoping they'd release him before camp, but the Jets called his bluff, creating a sideshow in camp. The Jets gave Kendall plenty of fodder for complaining. They gave away his starting job, assigned him to the rookie dorm on the first day of camp and made him double as a backup center, a position they know he hates. In last week's game, he misfired on two shotgun snaps, one of which was returned for a touchdown by the Vikings. There were whispers that he did it on purpose as a form of protest, but he insisted that wasn't the case. On Sunday, Kendall learned that Bender, a small-college rookie, had moved ahead of him on the depth chart, yet another indignity. Disgusted, Kendall made a remark that's considered borderline heresy in the NFL, suggesting he wouldn't take pain-killing injections in order to play hurt. In 2004 and 2005, he took needles for various injuries, missing only one game. Kendall took a pay cut after the 2005 season and, after a strong performance last year, he felt he was entitled to a bump in pay. But the Jets refused, claiming it would set a dangerous precedent by renegotiating a deal that ran through 2009. They were afraid that other players, claiming to be underpaid, would make a stink. The Jets held their ground, showing they weren't going to be bullied by a player. It was a strong statement, but they also lost a quality player in the process.
Good find, it is finally almost over. The Jets will be vulnerable on the left side now, but I think it is the right move.
it doesnt matter really we would know his weaknesses. your saying he would know ours huh? but mangini knows this and will fix that. we have kendall's number, but if he gets traded out of division it would be better for him.
Breaking: Jets Trade Kendall The Pete Kendall soap opera is over. The Jets are trading the disgruntled left guard to an undisclosed team, NFL sources told the Daily News last night. An announcement is expected this morning, assuming Kendall passes his physical with the new team. This has been a difficult summer for both sides, but Kendall is getting his money and the Jets are getting rid of a headache. Kendall will sign a new contract, and you can bet he will earn at least $2.7 million for the coming season. He was due to make $1.7 million from the Jets. He wanted a $1 million raise, but the Jets refused to renegotiate his contract, leading to months of acrimony. It turned real ugly in June, when Kendall went public with his belief that the organization had reneged on a promise to renegotiate his contract. It prompted a verbal assault from Kendall, whose goal was annoy the team so much that it had no choice to unload him. In that case, he succeeded, but it took a lot longer than he envisioned. The Jets removed a major distraction, but it also lost a quality offensive lineman. They appear content to let two unproven commodities, Adrien Clarke and rookie Jacob Bender, battle for Kendall?s left-guard spot. http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/jets/
True but he's gonna half ass it....plus he's a cancer if you keep him around....Last friday's game is proof the guy doesnt wanna play here.....might as well get something for him
a whiney ass - club house lawyer - aging mediocre at best guard - union rep snitch with a big ass loud ass mouth with the press... who is unhappy he is making slightly under 2 mill a year on a contract that HE SIGNED last year......bye-bye
I'm not at all comfortable with this. Bender isn't ready and Clarke hasn't shown he's the right man. I'm no line expert (Kurt's the man for that job, BTW), but Hutchinson had Clarke on the "Who's Not Hot" list a couple of times recently, so I don't know where we're going with this other than to get rid of a pain in the ass. That's all well and good, but what about the protection Pennington needs? I'm pissed over the entire situation right now.
Pete Marcus Kendall (born July 9, 1973 in Quincy, Massachusetts) and attended Archbishop Williams High School in Braintree, MA. Is an American football player who currently plays guard for the New York Jets. He was a four-year starter at Boston College and was a two-time all-Big East Conference selection as a junior and senior. He was drafted in the 1996 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks, and later played for the Arizona Cardinals. In 2007 Kendall caused a media circus over a contract dispute with the New York Jets. Despite second year head coach Eric Mangini specifically instructing players not to discuss such issues with the media, Kendall did. Mangini sent Kendall to the rookie dorms and demoted him to second string. This fiasco caused a plethora of annoying Pete Kendall threads on TGG. :lol: Well done!!!
Wow, what is Cimini going to write about once Kendall is gone. He's the source of most of his material lately.
Send Kendall to the Giants -- he'd fit in with those loud-mouth turds. Or send him to the Titans, so he can pal around with fellow lawyerman Mawae.
