The Baltimore Ravens now have another talented pass catcher on their roster after a trade with the Arizona Cardinals. Yeah, you may have guessed it out, wide receiver Anquan Boldin has had his wish of leaving Cardinals come true and will appear in Ravens jersey for the 2010 season.
Through the trade on Friday, the Ravens also got a fifth-round pick in addition a Boldin from the Cardinals and the price was a third- and fourth-round pick in the 2010 draft. What the Ravens offered to Boldin was a new four-year contract that is worth $28 million, including a $10 million guaranteed money. Frankly, it’s a much bigger deal that the four-year, $22.5 million contract the Cardinals offered to him after the 2005 season. What’s more, the Ravens value him more than the Cardinals do and are open-minded with plays’ off-field issues. Good example is that they signed former Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth after he was released by the former team after he served the sentence for an automobile accident which resulted in the death of a Miami, Florida pedestrian and a DUI manslaughter conviction.
“The Ravens just got better,” Coach John Harbaugh said. “Anquan is a significant addition for us. He fits the personality of our team with the hard-nosed, physical way he plays. We love the way he competes. Our fans will enjoy watching him compete and his teammates will be excited to have him with us.”
At age 29, Boldin has had at least 1,000 yards receiving in five of his seven seasons and his number in last season was 1,024 yards on 84 catches. He began asking for a trade since last year after failing to get a new contract from the franchise. No trade is done last year because the Cardinals did not find any offer to their satisfaction.
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Cardinals WR Fitzgerald uncertain for Sunday game with injuries
With a bruised bone and a sprained right knee, the Arizona Cardinals All-Pro Wide Receiver Larry Fitzgerald probably will miss this Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions, and the team said an MRI on Tuesday determined the extent of the injury but showed no more significant damage.
Fitzgerald was hurt on the third play of the third quarter of Monday night’s game against the San Francisco 49ers when a safety in 49ers jersey landed on his leg on a deep pass attempt. Fitzgerald was helped off the field, and then went to the locker room. He returned to the game with 3:23 to play.
Other injured Cardinals players include safety Matt Ware, who did not have a torn ACL as was initially feared but it was uncertain how much damage he had in the knee and when he might return, kicker Neil Rackers, who aggravated a nagging groin injury, and offensive tackle Mike Gandy, who continued to have problems with a pelvic injury.
Fitzgerald was hurt on the third play of the third quarter of Monday night’s game against the San Francisco 49ers when a safety in 49ers jersey landed on his leg on a deep pass attempt. Fitzgerald was helped off the field, and then went to the locker room. He returned to the game with 3:23 to play.
Other injured Cardinals players include safety Matt Ware, who did not have a torn ACL as was initially feared but it was uncertain how much damage he had in the knee and when he might return, kicker Neil Rackers, who aggravated a nagging groin injury, and offensive tackle Mike Gandy, who continued to have problems with a pelvic injury.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Cardinals coach will take his players to watch ““District 9”
The Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt decided to do what he did before the Super Bowl game one year ago-take the players to the movies.
Last year, Whisenhunt called off practice one day late in training camp and sent his players to the movies. As a result, the team surprisingly managed to the Super Bowl game. Something might be changed inside the players after watching the movie.
And for this year, even they just had a loss to the Steelers, Whisenhunt still decided to brace his players through a film. Whether it is superstitious or not, the players were already expecting it. Anyway, it will take them one day off the hard training camp. Whisenhunt said it wouldn’t have been pretty if he had changed his mind and tried to hold practice. And he had chosen the No. 1 box office hit alien thriller “District 9” because “it was different.”
Last year, Whisenhunt called off practice one day late in training camp and sent his players to the movies. As a result, the team surprisingly managed to the Super Bowl game. Something might be changed inside the players after watching the movie.
And for this year, even they just had a loss to the Steelers, Whisenhunt still decided to brace his players through a film. Whether it is superstitious or not, the players were already expecting it. Anyway, it will take them one day off the hard training camp. Whisenhunt said it wouldn’t have been pretty if he had changed his mind and tried to hold practice. And he had chosen the No. 1 box office hit alien thriller “District 9” because “it was different.”
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