Cardinals reportedly extended Michael Crabtree a stunningly low offer after workout

Despite an impressive workout for the Cardinals, Michael Crabtree remains a free agent. The report of his deal turned out to be premature, and we now know why the 31-year-old wide receiver is not a member of the Cards a day later. At the conclusion of Crabtree’s Monday workout, the Cardinals made what the veteran wideout appears to have deemed a stunningly low offer. The Cards proposed a one-year, $2.5M deal to Crabtree, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reports. While that deal could have escalated to $4.5M based on performance, Crabtree was “taken aback” when he received the offer, per Florio. Crabtree expected an offer along the lines of the ones the Cowboys and Lions, respectively, made Randall Cobb (one year, $5M) and Danny Amendola (one year, $4.25M), Florio adds, given that they produced less than he did in 2018. The parties did not discuss a deal prior to Crabtree’s workout. The Ravens’ Joe Flacco-to-Lamar Jackson switch restrained Crabtree and John Brown, with the former averaging only 19.2 receiving

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