Courtesy Regina Leader Post:

The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Kerry Joseph, who was named the CFL’s most outstanding player in 2007, wants to be paid accordingly — providing that he returns.

Joseph is to work out for the New Orleans Saints on Feb. 13. If that audition does not result in an NFL contract offer that entices Joseph, the 34-year-old quarterback hopes his existing CFL pact with the Roughriders will be sweetened.

“I’m not upset with the Riders,” Joseph said Wednesday from his offseason home in Orlando, Fla. “I’m not seeking NFL opportunities because I’m mad at the Roughriders and because of my contract. It’s just an opportunity.”

Joseph is entering the option year of his CFL contract, which is to pay him $250,000 for the 2008 season. His original deal — inherited from the defunct Ottawa Renegades — called for salaries of $350,000 in 2007 and $375,000 in 2008, but those amounts were pared by $125,000 during a renegotiation last February. Adjustments were necessary to help the Roughriders adhere to the league’s $4.05-million salary cap.

Joseph proceeded to enjoy his finest of five CFL seasons while making $225,000, plus bonuses. He was named the CFL’s most outstanding player three days before quarterbacking Saskatchewan to the 2007 Grey Cup title — only the third championship in team history.

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