The Cardinals may be eyeing a run at quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, according to The National Football Post. The report is that Arizona has an "understanding" with veteran Marc Bulger, who has been linked to the team. Sources have said the Cardinals are quietly hoping that they can make a run at Hasselbeck in free agency assuming he doesn't return to Seattle.

The Cardinals are badly in need of a quarterback, but wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald was nonetheless excited by the drafting of cornerback Patrick Peterson on Thursday night. Arizona drafted Peterson with the fifth overall pick. "He's a can't-miss player, a real difference-maker, and that's exciting," Fitzgerald said. "Things have changed in this league. It's a receiver-quarterback game now. That's the name of the game and the wave of the future. We have to go against Sam Bradford twice a season. Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Matt Ryan, Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning -– the teams that have those guys are the teams that'll be in the thick of it every year. And you can't match up with these teams if you can't stop them outside."

Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald said Thursday that he's ready to help any teammate who's struggling financially as the NFL lockout hit its 41st day. "For my young guys (such as) Stephen Williams, Max Hall, Isaiah Williams -- all the guys that are on my team -- they know if they need anything, all they got to do is pick up the phone, and I'm going to be there for them and support them any way I can," Fitzgerald said. Others say they have returned payments to the NFL Players Association's lockout fund, which is doling out up to $60,000 to eligible players. The first checks were scheduled to be sent out last week.

Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald doesn't think the team will draft a quarterback in this month's NFL Draft. "I would doubt that we would draft a quarterback that high. I would doubt it," Fitzgerald told FoxSports. "But who am I? I'm just a player. Management hasn't told me if they are going to go in any direction." In February, Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt admitted to The Arizona Republic that he solicited Fitzgerald's advice about quarterbacks.

Matt Leinart, who is looking for an opportunity to fight for a starting job, still hopes to prove he's not a bust. Leinart was Houston's third-string quarterback last season. "Houston helped me get my confidence back, being around great coaches and a great team," said Leinart, was the 10th overall pick by the Cardinals in 2006. "I am not going to give up. I am not going to say it has been unfair, but I am just hoping for the opportunity to come."

Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald is leading the team in their offseason workouts amid the NFL's lockout. About 20 Cardinals worked out informally at Arizona State's practice field after eight showed up Monday. The group included running back Tim Hightower, center Lyle Sendlein, linebacker Clark Haggans and quarterbacks John Skelton and Max Hall, according to The Arizona Republic.