Just Kidding Arizona Cardinals; as It Turns Out, Anquan Boldin Is, in Fact, Mad At'cha

Apparently, Drew Rosenhaus, agent to the stars (and Olindo Mare), has decided that Anquan Boldin is, in fact, unhappy about staying with the Cardinals. Even though it seemed that he was for it before he was against it before he was he was for it. That all changed when Plaxico Burress signed his new deal, except Rosenhaus insists it has nothing to do with the latest flip-flop:

"Anquan's position right now has been well-documented," Rosenhaus said. "He's not interested in doing a new contract with the team. That (Burress' deal) will have no bearing on his situation."

There are similarities between Burress' situation and Boldin's. Rosenhaus represents both players. Both had three years remaining on their contracts but wanted extensions that would put them among the highest paid receivers in the NFL.

Interesting. I wonder if Boldin wondered why his agent could negotiate a new deal for another client but couldn't make it happen for him. Whatever, Rosenhaus says that Boldin ain't coming back to Arizona when his contract expires: "Essentially that bridge has been blown up ... He's looking to play as hard as he can for the club, for his teammates, but the sooner he is traded the better."

Boldin would like to be dealt before the Oct. 14 trade deadline, and if that doesn't happen, he'll be pushing for an offseason trade. There were rumors at various points during the preseason that the Eagles, Cowboys and Redskins were interested in acquiring him, but obviously nothing came of it.

I get the feeling there's a great chance Boldin could be sent elsewhere in the next month -- the Chargers sent the Dolphins a second-round pick last year for Chris Chambers, after all -- it's just a matter of Arizona getting what they feel is fair compensation in return. And who knows, maybe they'll even throw in Matt Leinart.