Here a story from the ARizona Republic about the negotiations with Jamir Miller                 The Arizona Republic                 Feb. 12, 1999                 Once the Cardinals were unable to                 sign wide receiver Rob Moore on                 Thursday, they were left with a                 decision they didn't want to make.                 They had to choose between                 placing the franchise tag on Moore                 or outside linebacker Jamir Miller,                 protecting their rights to the p_layer_.                 They picked Moore, much to his agent's dismay, and let                 Miller, who was ecstatic, become an unrestricted free                 agent when the NFL free-agency period begins today.                 We didn't know what we were going to do until                 (Wednesday) morning, said Bob Ferguson, the                 Cardinals vice president for p_layer_ personnel. I don't                 like losing p_layer_s. This whole thing (ticks) me off.                 Cardinals officials wouldn't say why they decided to                 keep the 30-year-old Moore over the 25-year-old                 Miller, other than that they thought Miller's contract                 demands were excessive.                 What demands? The Cardinals and Miller's agent, Steve                 Baker, never exchanged offers. But Miller had said he                 thought he should make at least as much as the $6.5                 million a year that the Baltimore Ravens paid middle                 linebacker Ray Lewis.                 We know where Jamir wanted to go (financially)...We                 don't believe we can fit that type of money under our                 (salary) cap defensively without sacrificing others,                 Ferguson said.                 So the Cards' off-season has had a strange and ominous                 beginning.                 They could lose one of the best young linebackers in the                 league, yet might keep him because they didn't restrict                 his movement.                 Jamir is very happy he will be                 able to explore the free-agent                 market, said Baker, the agent.                 He'll be much more interested in                 re-signing with the Cardinals given                 that he's free rather than                 franchised. No way does he see it                 as a slap in the face. He sees it as                 respect. He sincerely wants to                 come back to the Cardinals. In                 fact, he feels a sense of loyalty to                 them for letting him test the open                 market. In fact, he has been                 looking at houses in Phoenix this week.                 Miller will begin testing the market immediately. Expect                 Carolina, Indianapolis and Minnesota to make big                 pushes.                 I hope to have Jamir done within a week, Baker said.                 The Cardinals will keep Moore unless a team is willing                 to give up two first-round draft picks to sign him to an                 offer sheet the Cardinals can match.                 Don't count on it. P_layer_s who are franchised rarely get                 offers.                 The team that has                 targeted Moore from                 the beginning, the                 Miami Dolphins, said                 they won't go after him.                 We're not giving up                 draft picks, Dolphins                 Coach Jimmy Johnson                 said Thursday.                 Moore's agent, Gary                 Wichard, had heard                 rumors that the                 Dolphins were willing                 to give Moore a                 five-year deal at $6                 million a year.                 He won't get anything                 close to that from the                 Cardinals, who                 reportedly offered him                 a three-year contract                 worth $5 million a                 year. Sources close to                 Moore say the offer                 was worth $4.5 million                 a year and included a                 $2 million signing                 bonus.                 Moore reportedly                 wanted a four-year                 deal worth an average                 of $5.5 million.                 As a franchise p_layer_,                 Moore is guaranteed to                 earn at least $3.531                 million a year, the                 average of the top five                 p_layer_s at his position.                 Rob is disappointed                 and upset a contract                 did not get done,                 Wichard said. He's                 disappointed the way                 everything was                 handled. We certainly                 believe (the Cardinals)                 could have gotten Rob                 done and then moved                 on to Jamir.                 The Cardinals, who are                 about $15.8 million under the 1999 salary cap of                 $57.288 million, hoped to sign Moore and then place                 the franchise tag on Miller, allowing them to keep both                 p_layer_s.                 Wichard said Moore still wants to play for the Cardinals                 but won't accept just any offer.                 Rob is going to play when he has a deal he's happy with                 and one that fits with his standing in the league, Wichard                 said.                 Ferguson said he is confident the team can reach a                 long-term agreement with Moore, a Pro Bowl receiver                 in 1997.                 He also isn't giving up hope that the team can re-sign                 Miller.                 We'd still love to have Jamir and feel he wants to be                 here, Ferguson said. I think he and Rob both want to                 be here and are sincere in their desire to stay.                 The struggle every team has had is the cap didn't go up                 as much as agents predicted...We have cap problems                 we have to address. We feel we have a fine young                 football team, but we have some tough decisions to                 make. Unfortunately, some p_layer_s we want to be here                 won't be here.                 The Cardinals are continuing to negotiate with two of                 their other top unrestricted free agents, offensive tackle                 Lomas Brown and free safety Kwamie Lassiter, but                 don't expect wide receiver/return specialist Eric Metcalf                 to be back.                 The team made qualifying offers to seven of their eight                 restricted free agents. They didn't make an offer to                 injured kicker Joe Nedney (knee) because they are                 uncertain when he will return.