Warner Used The 49ers

It is being reported that Kurt Warner has signed a two-year deal with the Cardinals worth $23 million and $16 million guaranteed.

Under the terms of the deal, Warner will receive a $15 million signing bonus and $4 million base in each of the two seasons.

"Kurt and I are appreciative of the way the [team GM] Rod Graves and the Cardinals resolved the negotiations," said Warner's agent, Mark Bartelstein.

The negotiations ran all Tuesday evening and early Wednesday morning. One of the big breakthroughs came Tuesday when Warner, who had been asking for $14 million to $16 million a year, reduced his asking price to $11.5 million a year, as long as there were substantial guarantees in 2010.

He was also willing to take $1 million less a season if the team successfully satisfied the contract extension demands of wide receiver Anquan Boldin.

Kurt Warner though visited with the Niners on Monday.

On Monday, Warner flew by private plane to San Francisco to visit the San Francisco 49ers, who outlined the parameters of a contract that would be for more money and more guarantees than the Cardinals were willing to offer. Though the 49ers offer was not firm, Warner knew he could come close to his idea of being paid like a top-five quarterback, which, in his view, is the $14 million to $16 million range.

So in effect, Warner used and abused the 49ers to get what he wanted in Arizona. While I never wanted Warner to begin with, it's not cool to use another team to get what you want.

Look I know athletes use teams to get leverage from other teams. But I don't expect it to come from a bible-thumping, do-gooder, like Warner. I thought he was what is suppose to be good in the league. In the end, though he is just as greedy as every athlete out there.

Warner is going to regret, turning his back on the San Fransisco 49ers.