It looks like the Cardinals’ passing game will be at full strength come Sunday against the Eagles.

The chaos of the NFC Championship press conferences are going on — coach Ken Whisenhunt is about to start — but the most important news of the day already happened: wide receiver Anquan Boldin got on the practice field with his recovering hamstring injury.

I’m not sure if he was limited or practiced fully, (UPDATE: Q was limited) but he did quite a bit when I was watching. Afterward, Q admitted it “wasn’t fun at all” sitting out in Carolina. He saw a chiropractor in Dallas earlier in the week, and said that has helped. He said that right now, “I don’t see any hindrances” to his play against Philadelphia this weekend.

Anyone who has played or followed sports knows that hamstring injuries are a fickle bitch. One moment you’re fine and you’re running with no issues, the next you’re lying on the ground clutching the back of your leg like it’s your first copy of Playboy.

I hope Boldin is able to play and play at near 100%. Now that they’re in the NFC Championship Game, I want to see what the Cards can do in the biggest game of the year and how their passing game will match up with the Eagles’ outstanding secondary.

Longtime NFL kicker Morten Anderson has officially decided to retire after a 25-year career. He’ll retire as the league’s all-time top scorer.

“I realized I no longer can train in an optimal way because of my knees,” Andersen told The Associated Press in a phone interview. “So I am retiring.”

Andersen said that his knees were worn out after so many years as a professional player.

“It’s not that I cannot kick, play golf or go bicycling, but it’s not the same anymore,” he said.
Andersen said that being a member of the Falcons when the team reached the Super Bowl in 1999 “was the culmination. It was the pinnacle of my career.”

The Falcons advanced to their only Super Bowl after the 1998 season when Andersen’s 38-yard field goal beat the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC title game. Atlanta lost the Super Bowl to the Denver Broncos.

Mort was the best and he gave me the greatest sports moment as a Falcon fan when he kicked the game-winner in overtime to beat the Vikings in the 1998 NFC Championship Game. Good luck Mort!