The Cardinals have been in serious negotiations with the representative for safety Tony Jefferson, according to an NFL source who spoke with Kent Somers of The Arizona Republic. However, according to a pair of reports, it won’t be enough to keep Jefferson from exploring the free agent waters in March. 
Jefferson will hit the free agent market, Matt Miller of Bleacher Report (on Twitter) hears. League sources indicate to him that he’ll be in line for $7MM+ per season on his next deal. Furthermore, a return to Arizona is not in the cards, according to Jason La Canfora of CBSSports.com (on Twitter). La Canfora speculates that Jefferson will be the second-highest paid safety in free agency after Eric Berry.
The timing of these reports does not seem coincidental. I would speculate that Somers was informed of the ongoing contract talks from Cardinals sources. Moments later (Note: still speculating), Jefferson’s reps likely got on the horn with a pair of national reporters to let them know that the two sides are still very far apart.
With that said, deadlines tend to spur action and things can always change between now and March 9.
Raiders on the phone with him soon
He’s hitting free agency .. I feel he is more valuable than chandler jones but they are about to give jones 17 mil a year. We’re losing Campbell and Jefferson just to get jones
Does seem likely, though they better have a plan B, C, and D in place
Zach, was the pun intended?
Are you referring to a return not being “in the cards?”
Because, yeah. I used the same phrasing as La Canfora did in his tweet and he apologized for the lame pun.
Okay, my faith in you is restored. As for La Canfora? He never had it to begin with.
Hope the Chargers can get this guy to shore up the back end with Malik Hooker
Cardinals will find a way to resign him.