...the only team that was going to get Boldin, was the 49ers...brothers helping each other out.
See NFL.com article below....
Anquan Boldin trade spurred by Harbaugh bros call
Jim Harbaugh can be forgiven if he thought his brother was pulling his chain with a phone call offering to trade Anquan Boldin two months after the wide receiver played a key role in the San Francisco 49ers' defeat in Super Bowl XLVII to the Baltimore Ravens.
"Oh, I'm sure he probably was suspicious," Ravens head coachJohn Harbaugh said Tuesday at the NFL Annual Meeting in Phoenix, according to Comcast SportsNet Bay Area.
John explained to his brother that the salary numbers simply didn't work for Baltimore or Boldin, leaving the sides no chance of reaching a last-minute compromise before the onset of free agency.
Once Jim realized the Ravens were serious about a trade, he quickly moved to strike a deal for the veteran receiver.
"I called him up and said, 'Would you be interested?' He said, 'Heck yeah. I'll go talk to Trent,' " said John Harbaugh, referring to 49ers general manager Trent Baalke.
Within 30 minutes of the original phone call, Baalke and Ravensgeneral manager Ozzie Newsome had the details in place for Boldin to land in San Francisco.
"I think they feel like they got a great deal," John said. "I know they got a great player. They got a great leader. They got a guy who'll be a perfect fit in their in their offense in a lot of ways. They'll realize that right away."
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See NFL.com article below....
Anquan Boldin trade spurred by Harbaugh bros call
- By Chris Wesseling
- Around the League Writer
- Published: March 19, 2013 at 04:34 p.m.
- Updated: March 19, 2013 at 04:58 p.m.
Jim Harbaugh can be forgiven if he thought his brother was pulling his chain with a phone call offering to trade Anquan Boldin two months after the wide receiver played a key role in the San Francisco 49ers' defeat in Super Bowl XLVII to the Baltimore Ravens.
John explained to his brother that the salary numbers simply didn't work for Baltimore or Boldin, leaving the sides no chance of reaching a last-minute compromise before the onset of free agency.
Once Jim realized the Ravens were serious about a trade, he quickly moved to strike a deal for the veteran receiver.
"I called him up and said, 'Would you be interested?' He said, 'Heck yeah. I'll go talk to Trent,' " said John Harbaugh, referring to 49ers general manager Trent Baalke.
Within 30 minutes of the original phone call, Baalke and Ravensgeneral manager Ozzie Newsome had the details in place for Boldin to land in San Francisco.
"I think they feel like they got a great deal," John said. "I know they got a great player. They got a great leader. They got a guy who'll be a perfect fit in their in their offense in a lot of ways. They'll realize that right away."
Follow Chris Wesseling on Twitter @ChrisWesseling
