TEMPE, Ariz.
Kurt Warner wound up right where he wanted to be, with a hefty pay raise to return to the Arizona team he led to the Super Bowl.
The 37-year-old quarterback agreed to terms Wednesday on a two- year, $23 million contract with the Cardinals.
"I love what we've been doing," Warner said. "I love what we've been building here."
The deal includes a $15 million signing bonus. Combined with a $4 million salary for the first year of the contract, $19
million is guaranteed.
"We're ecstatic about the commitment the organization has made to us," Warner said. "Now it's my job for the next two years to go fulfill my part of the deal."
cartier maurice lacroix watches He believes it's his final NFL contract.
"You never say never," Warner said, "but I'm old."
He said he understands that he's getting a lot of money in a time of financial hardship for so many.
"You know the numbers are staggering, and to add to that the economy and where people are struggling, it's tough," Warner said. "But all I know is I've worked hard to get to the point that I'm at, to be in this position and have opportunities like this and I don't regret that fact.
"The fact is that's the market for what I do. I'm fortunate for that and I'm blessed in so many ways."
Warner and his wife Brenda made a highly publicized visit to the San Francisco 49ers on Monday, but he said he knew quickly that he wanted to return to the Cardinals.
"I told my wife probably 45 minutes into it that I just felt God say 'You're supposed to be in Arizona,'" Warner said.
While the 49ers are planning a run-oriented offense, the Cardinals were among the best passing teams in the NFL.
maurice lacroix masterpiece Warner said the 49ers made him an offer that was larger than the one he agreed to in Arizona. But on the flight back from San Francisco, he said he called his agent, Mark Bartelstein, and told him to do what was necessary to get the Cardinals deal done.
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