Tuesday, February 10, 2004

Maxie wants to stay put, but says no to any pat cut

Demetrious Maxie would rather remain a Stampeder, but the uncertainty in F troop land has him at least considering his options this off season. Recently offered a contract by the San Francisco 49ers, Maxie has yet to sign on the dotted line.

Maxie would like newly installed GM Matt Dunnigan to clear up a few things flying around the Stampeder office these days. At one of the higher paid Stamps on the roster, Maxie is not inclined to take a pay cut from his reported $200,000 a year contract. He's also looking for a little security from Dunigan, with a promise that his name will stop appearing in trade related or salary dumping rumours. He wants to play for the Stamps and the Stamps alone. He's like a little stability, having already done his tour of CFL cities such as Toronto, Montreal, Saskatchewan and as part of the Baltimore experiment. He's also done some time in the NFL camps over the years.

While he has a few more workouts in the planning stage for NFL teams, he would in a perfect situation be making travel plans for Calgary in May. It's now up to Matt Dunigan to make sure that his ticket has a Northern destination rather than one in the South.

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