Tag: Anquan Boldin (Page 11 of 20)

      Ravens interested in Anquan Boldin

      April 17, 2009 /

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      Throw the Ravens into the mix of teams interested in acquiring wideout Anquan Boldin from the Cardinals.

      In a move that could drastically change this year’s NFL draft, the Ravens have expressed interest in acquiring wide receiver Anquan Boldin from the Arizona Cardinals, a league source confirmed Thursday.

      It would likely take a first- and a third-round draft pick to acquire Boldin, who had 89 catches for 1,038 yards and 11 touchdowns last season.

      This is the third time in five years the Ravens have considered trading for a wide receiver. Their trade for Terrell Owens in 2004 was rescinded, and the team failed to complete a deal for Randy Moss in 2005.

      Asked whether the Ravens have contacted the Cardinals about Boldin, general manager Ozzie Newsome said Thursday: “With the draft coming up, I’ve had a chance to talk to eight different teams over the past 48 hours.”

      Boldin, 28, would be attractive to the Ravens because they couldn’t draft a proven receiver like him with the 26th overall pick.

      As the article points out, if the Ravens are determined to take a receiver at No. 26, then giving up a first and a third for Boldin would be wise. Any receiver they take in the first round would need two to three years to develop and even then, they might not be half the player Boldin is right now.

      Giving Joe Flacco a highly productive wide receiver like Boldin would be an outstanding move. But is it more important than filling their defensive (their identity) holes? Remember, Baltimore lost Bart Scott to the Jets in free agency and released cornerbacks Samari Rolle and Chris McAlister. They did sign free agent Domonique Foxworth, but that still leaves a hole at the other cornerback position. Then again, the Ravens would have one of the better offenses in the NFL if they brought in Boldin, so it’ll be interesting to see if they put together a trade package.

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      Cardinals fielding offers for Anquan Boldin

      April 16, 2009 /

      While the Cardinals are still trying to work on keeping Anquan Boldin in Arizona, head coach Ken Whisenhunt noted that the team is willing to field trade offers for the wide receiver.

      “Before the draft, you know there is going to talk about Anquan and his situation and a trade,” Whisenhunt said. “Since not a whole lot has changed with his contractual situation, we know that will come back up.

      “It would be foolish from our standpoint not to listen to those opportunities and see what actually exists. But I want to make the point … our goal is to re-sign him to a long-term deal. That hasn’t changed.”

      Said general manager Rod Graves, “We just think it is prudent for us to evaluate all our options.”
      The Cardinals have already talked some with other teams, although Graves declined to say which ones.

      Boldin, who has been looking for a new contract, still has two years left on his current deal. Because of that, the Cardinals don’t feel a sense of urgency to deal Boldin. If a trade isn’t consummated before the first day of the draft April 25, it is unlikely Boldin is going anywhere.

      The way this story has developed this offseason has been strange. First Boldin says that his situation with the Cardinals is “irreparable” and the next moment he says he’d like to stay in ‘Zona. Then the Cards say that they’re doing everything they can to retain him, yet now they’re willing to field offers.

      My best guess is that the two teams most likely to come up with a decent trade package are still the Giants and Eagles. But it appears that the Giants are more likely to land Braylon Edwards at this point and the Eagles have more to offer the Cards in terms of trade value because they have two first round picks. But does Philly want to give up one of those first rounders for Boldin? General manager Tom Heckert has said all along that his receiving corps is set, but who knows if that’s just a smokescreen.

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      Report: Plaxico Burress likely to face jail time

      March 30, 2009 /

      The New York Times is reporting that Giants’ receiver Plaxico Burress is likely to face jail time as part of his possible plea bargain.

      Prosecutors commonly offer reduced charges in gun possession cases, taking into consideration things like a defendant’s criminal history, the reason for carrying the gun and the circumstances surrounding an arrest.

      In Mr. Burress’s case, prosecutors may consider that he had been cooperative and that he did not appear to have a dubious motive in carrying the gun. The weapon was licensed in Florida, but the permit had expired when Mr. Burress was arrested. Even if the permit were still valid, he would not have been allowed to carry the weapon in New York because the permit was from out of state. Other mitigating factors might be that the gun appeared to go off by accident, and that Mr. Burress was the only person injured in the shooting, which occurred at the Latin Quarter nightclub.

      Last year, 986 cases in New York involving the same charges as Mr. Burress faces were resolved, and 90 percent of them resulted in convictions for less serious crimes, half of them misdemeanors or violations, said John M. Caher, a spokesman for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services.

      The reduced charges in such cases include crimes like third-degree gun possession or attempted possession. Convictions on those charges allow for sentences of two years or less.

      I find it kind of interesting that this report came out a day after the New York Daily News reported that the Giants wouldn’t pursue Anquan Boldin or Braylon Edwards. If Plax does wind up serving jail time, there’s no doubt that the Jints have to do something at receiver. Whether that’s acquiring a big name like Boldin or Edwards I don’t know, but they can’t go into next season with only Mario Manningham and Sinorice Moss.

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      Giants not pursing Boldin or Edwards

      March 30, 2009 /

      According to the New York Daily News, the Giants don’t appear to be seriously pursing trades for receivers Anquan Boldin or Braylon Edwards.

      Anquan BoldinIt could change as the draft gets closer, but it doesn’t appear the Giants are going to be able to get Anquan Boldin out of Arizona or Braylon Edwards out of Cleveland. Cards coach Ken Whisenhunt said they are negotiating with Boldin on a new deal to replace the two years left on his contract. “We haven’t thought about him not being back,” he said. And Mangini was raving about Edwards last week, which could be genuine or designed to drive up his market value. “He hurt us at the Jets,” said Mangini, who then described an acrobatic catch he made on Darrelle Revis.

      With the draft now less than a month away, this the time of year where teams start throwing out their best crap in order to not tip their hands in terms of trades. The Giants don’t want to appear too eager to acquire Boldin or Edwards, while the Cardinals and Browns act like they couldn’t live without the players. As the draft approaches, we’ll see if the Giants’ interest for either receiver picks up again, with the more likely scenario being they acquire Edwards from Cleveland.

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      Boldin still in Cardinals’ long-term future?

      March 24, 2009 /

      Cardinals’ GM Rod Graves says that he still views Anquan Boldin as a core player and would like to extend his contract.

      Anquan BoldinAs reported by SI.com this week, the Cardinals would like to re-sign Boldin for less than the $10 million a year average they are paying Larry Fitzgerald. The team wants to stay in the $7 million to $9 million range, depending on how the contract is structured.

      After the Super Bowl, Boldin backed away from a vow to never re-sign with the team, which the club viewed as a positive sign.

      For now, the Cardinals are maintaining their stance of not trading Boldin, but that could change if talks with his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, go nowhere over the next month.

      “We still recognize him (Boldin) as a core player and one that we would like to extend,” General Manager Rod Graves said, “but I think we have to remain open at all times to possibilities. To this point, we have not made any considerations for a trade, and we’re focused primarily on trying to make this relationship beneficial for our team.”

      Rosenhaus declined to comment on the negotiations but did say that he and Boldin recently had positive talks with the Cardinals.

      This situation seems to be changing week by week. First it looked like there would be no hope of Boldin staying in Arizona, now it looks like there’s no way the Cards will trade him. Either Boldin was told to play along so the Cards will have an easier time trying to find a trade partner, or his stance really has changed and he wants to remain in ‘Zona.

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