Boldin wants Cardinals to trade him By TIM KORTE, AP Sports Writer Aug 19, 10:15 pm EDT
Buzz Up PrintFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP)—Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin asked to be traded, saying he doesn’t feel his situation can be resolved and declaring he has no relationship with coach Ken Whisenhunt.
“I’m a football player. That’s about it,” Boldin said Tuesday when asked to characterize his dealings with the coach these days.
A team spokesman said the Cardinals have no plans to trade the sixth-year standout and still hope to sign him to a contract extension.
Whisenhunt sounded puzzled when discussing reports that Boldin had said he was no longer speaking to the coach.
“We’ve been communicating,” he said. “If communicating is talking, that’s what we have been doing at practice. As we go forward, I don’t know. I don’t foresee anything changing. If it does, it’s in his court.”
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Boldin offered a glimpse of his talent late in Tuesday’s workout, splitting a pair of defenders on a slant route during a 2-minute drill. He made a nimble catch on a bullet thrown by Kurt Warner for a 25-yard gain.
But with training camp starting to wind down, Boldin made it sound as if it was a tortured three weeks off the field.
The two-time Pro Bowl player, who blasted team officials as camp opened, claims the Cardinals reneged on an offer to re-negotiate his contract.
He has three years left on the four-year, $22.75 million extension he signed after the 2005 season that keeps him under contract through 2010. He’s making an average of $4 million a year.
“It’s a tough situation, especially when you come into a working environment,” Boldin said after practice. “But my job is to stay professional. I’m going to do what I’m supposed to do.”
Although Boldin previously denied asking for a trade, he said Tuesday that his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, has asked the Cardinals to consider it now.
“At the beginning of camp, I hadn’t asked for a trade,” Boldin said. “As of recently, we did.”
Asked if he believes his standoff with Arizona can be resolved, Boldin shook his head and simply said, “No.”
Teammate Larry Fitzgerald signed a four-year $40 million, deal after last season, with $30 million guaranteed, but Boldin has said he believes Fitzgerald earned the deal and that’s not why he’s unhappy.
Boldin is one of the NFL’s top receivers. He reached 400 career receptions faster than any other player, doing it in 67 games. In five seasons, Boldin has 413 receptions for 5,458 yards and 29 touchdowns.
“If I’m not going to be treated fairly, if my hard work and loyalty isn’t going to be rewarded here, then let me go somewhere where it’s going to be rewarded. That’s how I feel,” Boldin said.
Boldin accused Whisenhunt of getting too involved with his contract talks, suggesting that’s why they haven’t moved forward, but he wasn’t specific.
“That’s where it became a problem,” Boldin said. “Honestly, I think it should be completely separated. I think that’s why we have a department that deals with that.”
Whisenhunt said it’s not an issue, noting that it’s not unusual for NFL players to lobby for a new contract through the media.
“Nothing has changed from a few weeks ago,” Whisenhunt said. “I feel the exact same way about Anquan. He is a good football player. The Cardinals have extended his contract once, tried to do it again, and our intent is to do it the first chance we get.”
Boldin said he’s not worried about whether the dispute could hurt his reputation with fans.
“Anybody that knows me, that knows what kind of guy I am, they know I’m a hard worker,” he said. “I’m a guy that does the right things, on and off the field. I’m not worried about my reputation being tarnished for me telling the truth.”
It's inevitable, so I'll start it myself. Who thinks we should try to acquire him?
Skins fan since '55
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He wants $10 Million per season.
The Redskins don't have $10 Million per season in cap room, and would have to trade one or more of their best players, even if the Cards agreed to trade Boldin. I'm not convinced they will even consider trading him.
GSPODS wrote:He wants $10 Million per season. The Redskins don't have $10 Million per season in cap room, and would have to trade one or more of their best players, even if the Cards agreed to trade Boldin. I'm not convinced they will even consider trading him.
Of course, I could be wrong.
If something can be learned of the Snyder era Skins is that the FO generally finds a way to modify cap money to sign a player.
Having said that, I don´t see this dude here. At least not this year.
GSPODS wrote:He wants $10 Million per season. The Redskins don't have $10 Million per season in cap room, and would have to trade one or more of their best players, even if the Cards agreed to trade Boldin. I'm not convinced they will even consider trading him.
Of course, I could be wrong.
If something can be learned of the Snyder era Skins is that the FO generally finds a way to modify cap money to sign a player.
Having said that, I don´t see this dude here. At least not this year.
More recent history shows greater restraint on the part of the "Snyder Regime"
I doubt they'll mortgage the team to bring this guy in.
Now if he were that talented as a cornerback...nah, he's still too pricey.
GSPODS wrote:He wants $10 Million per season. The Redskins don't have $10 Million per season in cap room, and would have to trade one or more of their best players, even if the Cards agreed to trade Boldin. I'm not convinced they will even consider trading him.
GSPODS wrote:He wants $10 Million per season. The Redskins don't have $10 Million per season in cap room, and would have to trade one or more of their best players, even if the Cards agreed to trade Boldin. I'm not convinced they will even consider trading him.
Of course, I could be wrong.
I don't think you are, actually.
I don't see it as a "yes" or "no" question so much as a "what it would take" question and the answer is almost certainly "too much." I don't see that given what we have to give up in cap + draft picks/players he's worth it.
Hail to the Redskins!
Groucho: Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him
Twain: A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way
If someone could show me how to shave $10M off the current cap, I'd love to see it.
Don't tell me to cut two players that make $5M each because it doesn't work that way.
Find me $10M that we can actually TRIM without cutting FIVE to EIGHT players... you won't be able to... you may not even be able to do it in that few players.
How can Boldin possibly be worth that, plus what we would give up to get him?
Sometimes, when 'what it would take' is so ridiculously high, it is just a 'no'.
Sean Taylor was one of a kind, may he rest in peace.
BossHog wrote:If someone could show me how to shave $10M off the current cap, I'd love to see it.
Don't tell me to cut two players that make $5M each because it doesn't work that way.
Find me $10M that we can actually TRIM without cutting FIVE to EIGHT players... you won't be able to... you may not even be able to do it in that few players.
How can Boldin possibly be worth that, plus what we would give up to get him?
Sometimes, when 'what it would take' is so ridiculously high, it is just a 'no'.
BH, what have I told you about all that logic and facts and stuff?
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RIP #21 Sean Taylor. You will be loved and adored by Redskins fans forever!!!!!
GSPODS:
The National Anthem sucks.
What a useless piece of propagandist rhetoric that is.
BossHog wrote:If someone could show me how to shave $10M off the current cap, I'd love to see it
Every time I raise that in an argument I get how it's not an issue for our front office. We want Baldwin, Pierce, whoever, the cap space appears, bam! Not a consideration. So if we want Balwin we can ingnore that part (so I keep getting told).
Hail to the Redskins!
Groucho: Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him
Twain: A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way
BossHog wrote:If someone could show me how to shave $10M off the current cap, I'd love to see it
Every time I raise that in an argument I get how it's not an issue for our front office. We want Baldwin, Pierce, whoever, the cap space appears, bam! Not a consideration. So if we want Balwin we can ingnore that part (so I keep getting told).
BossHog wrote:If someone could show me how to shave $10M off the current cap, I'd love to see it
Every time I raise that in an argument I get how it's not an issue for our front office. We want Baldwin, Pierce, whoever, the cap space appears, bam! Not a consideration. So if we want Balwin we can ingnore that part (so I keep getting told).
Which Baldwin are we trying to get, Alec, Daniel, William, or Stephen?
...any given Sunday....
RIP #21 Sean Taylor. You will be loved and adored by Redskins fans forever!!!!!
GSPODS:
The National Anthem sucks.
What a useless piece of propagandist rhetoric that is.
BossHog wrote:If someone could show me how to shave $10M off the current cap, I'd love to see it
Every time I raise that in an argument I get how it's not an issue for our front office. We want Baldwin, Pierce, whoever, the cap space appears, bam! Not a consideration. So if we want Balwin we can ingnore that part (so I keep getting told).
Which Baldwin are we trying to get, Alec, Daniel, William, or Stephen?
Lol I had the same thought. I bet Stephen will come cheap!
BossHog wrote:If someone could show me how to shave $10M off the current cap, I'd love to see it
Every time I raise that in an argument I get how it's not an issue for our front office. We want Baldwin, Pierce, whoever, the cap space appears, bam! Not a consideration. So if we want Balwin we can ingnore that part (so I keep getting told).
Which Baldwin are we trying to get, Alec, Daniel, William, or Stephen?
Lol I had the same thought. I bet Stephen will come cheap!
I think Alec has the most talent, though. Have you seen Cat in the Hat?
...any given Sunday....
RIP #21 Sean Taylor. You will be loved and adored by Redskins fans forever!!!!!
GSPODS:
The National Anthem sucks.
What a useless piece of propagandist rhetoric that is.
BossHog wrote:If someone could show me how to shave $10M off the current cap, I'd love to see it
Every time I raise that in an argument I get how it's not an issue for our front office. We want Baldwin, Pierce, whoever, the cap space appears, bam! Not a consideration. So if we want Balwin we can ingnore that part (so I keep getting told).
Which Baldwin are we trying to get, Alec, Daniel, William, or Stephen?
Lol I had the same thought. I bet Stephen will come cheap!
I think Alec has the most talent, though. Have you seen Cat in the Hat?
The rumor is the choice is up to Tom Cruise which Baldwin to go after, and Vinny will have no input
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BossHog wrote:If someone could show me how to shave $10M off the current cap, I'd love to see it
Every time I raise that in an argument I get how it's not an issue for our front office. We want Baldwin, Pierce, whoever, the cap space appears, bam! Not a consideration. So if we want Balwin we can ingnore that part (so I keep getting told).
Which Baldwin are we trying to get, Alec, Daniel, William, or Stephen?
Doesn't matter, I don't want any of them. The Baldwin Boys or Boldin. Spelling's not going to suddenly matter to me either, so you can count on plenty more coming...
Hail to the Redskins!
Groucho: Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him
Twain: A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way
I know we can't afford him but even if we could, I'd rather stick with our current crop of receivers and see how we do. I feel really good about our 5-6 guys right now, and that doesn't even count ey and Davis. Not implying he isn't a great player but we don't need to get every great player who's available... We have soooo much cap space tied up at WR, we need to be fiscally responsible right now.
It appers to me that Snyder, Cerrato and the coaches have finally learned -- consistency in your starters goes a long way to success in the NFL. It's not as important with your backups, as you always want to improve there, but we'll probably start 21 of 22 starters from last year. Jason Taylor replacing Daniels and that's it.
I just hope the Eagles don't trade away one of their 3 starting CB's for him!
ey and Davis. Not implying he isn't a great player but we don't need to get every great player who's available... We have soooo much cap space tied up at WR, we need to be fiscally responsible right now.