For some time now, Cardinals QB Kurt Warner has claimed that he would rather retire if he is unable to reach an agreement with Arizona on a new contract, leaving close to $12 million a season on the table. The Cardinals don’t seem to care right now, staying quiet throughout the entire situation, but this new development may end up pushing them over the edge.

Apparently, Warner’s had a awakening of sorts, because he’s set to meet with officials in San Francisco later this weekend about a possible offer to switch his allegiance to the Cardinals division rival, according to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.

Granted, this could very well be a ploy to get Arizona to up the ante and give him the top five payday that he feels he deserves, but if San Fran offers Warner a bundle of cash to be their starting QB next season, it might be hard for him to turn it down. Then again, when he takes a look at what he’ll have to work with, he may decide that $12 million is more than enough to keep throwing the ball to Fitzgerald and Co in the desert for a few more years.

Either way, the Cardinals have to be unhappy with the way things are unfolding at the moment, as their starting QB could very well depart for a major competitor, leaving them in the completely unproven hands of Matt Leinart at quarterback.