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Posted: Tue April 7, 1998 at 1:24 PM ET
PHOENIX (AP) -- St. Louis and Chicago covet the Arizona Cardinals' No. 3 pick in the coming draft but don't like the price.
The Cardinals gave up their second-place slot to San Diego last month in exchange for the third, plus a second-round pick, a No. 1 in 1999 and two players.
The Rams, who pick sixth, and the Bears, who pick fifth, confirmed they have approached the Cardinals about a trade, though the Cardinals declined to comment, The Arizona Republic said Tuesday.
But Rams coach Dick Vermeil said he doubted the Cardinals really were very interested and certainly would be so only on their terms.
"Moving to the third spot looks like an improbability to me because of the asking price," Vermeil said. "We used a third, fourth [and seventh] last year to move from No. 6 to No. 1, and they want much, much more than that for us to move from 6 to 3.
"I believe personally they don't want to trade, but if they get what they're asking for, they'll do it," Vermeil added, though he wouldn't say what the Cardinals had demanded.
Both the Bears and the Rams have their eyes on Florida State defensive end Andre Wadsworth -- as do the Cardinals.
Bears officials said they also have discussed a trade with the Rams. If the Rams move up that one slot, they expect to draft Penn State running back Curtis Enis, the Republic said.
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