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The Arizona Cardinals appear ready to bring quarterback Brian Hoyer back in some capacity next season.

According to NFL writer Adam Caplan, they're thinking of using a 2nd round restricted free agent tender on him.

Should the Cardinals go that route, they will be agreeing to pay Hoyer about $700K more than he otherwise would have received from the team as a free agent, according to AZCardinals.com's Darren Urban. Any team that tries to sign the QB away from Arizona forfeits a second-round draft pick to do so.

Hoyer, 27, joined the Cardinals late last season and appeared in two games with the team, including a Week 17 start in San Francisco. In all, Hoyer completed 30-of-53 passes for 330 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.

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    Lee A. wrote...
    Kind of Glad
    March 7, 2013 4:17 pm
    they're bringing him back (or appear to be, according the writer). He played reasonably well in the last couple of games, certainly better than Skelton or Lindley, and I thought he deserved a chance this year. We'll see......
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    CardsFan_ wrote...
    Incorrect passage
    March 7, 2013 4:59 pm
    "about $700K more than he otherwise would have received from the team as a free agent," It's actually about $700k more than he would get with the lower tender. It's impossible to tell what he'd get as a free agent, since he's not one and if he were that contract would be negotiable.
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    desert designer wrote...
    Are They Telling Us
    March 7, 2013 9:40 pm
    That the QB's on the roster will/could be Kolb/Hoyer/Scott?
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    crusaders wrote...
    Good move
    March 8, 2013 7:10 am
    Other football people have talked positive about Hoyer. He was only here a short time and Arians I'm sure has watched tape on him and seen good things. Plus, it protects the Cards from having someone pick him up for nothing. We've seen what Lindley and Skelton can do. I'd like to see more of Hoyer through camp and with a "real QB coach" working with him.
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    sundevil7901 wrote...
    Interesting move
    March 8, 2013 8:15 am
    Hoyer is generating interest from other teams, especially due to the percieved lack of available quality QB's this year. I don't know if anyone will offer a 2nd rounder for him, but if somone wants to, great. Either way, he's worth a spot on the roster as QB2 or QB3, he's a better option than Lindley and probably Skelton at this point.
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    AZCrazy wrote...
    overpriced him
    March 8, 2013 10:33 am
    I like Hoyer and want to keep him to compete for 2nd/3rd, but there's just no way anyone would give up a 2nd rounder for him with so many 2nd round value qb's coming out this year. Is there a 3rd round tender?
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    Erik J. wrote...
    AZCrazy
    March 8, 2013 1:08 pm
    That's the point of tendering him for a 2nd rounder. No one will offer it, which means he stays to compete for the backup job. You don't want to tender him for something that WILL be offered, because then you lose him and have to use another pick and/or a FA contract on another QB. Given what's available, I'd rather have Hoyer.
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