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Combine rumor: Boldin will finally get dealt
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on February 25, 2010 7:11 PM ET
It's always been a career goal of mine to pass along some nebulous "buzz" or "word on the street" that a respectable journalist would be too responsible to write.
My time has come.
The chatter at the Scouting Combine from a few places is that Anquan Boldin will finally get traded this offseason.
The notion isn't much different from what I
wrote on the topic Wednesday, but now it's coming from people who know what they are talking about.
The Cardinals held out for a big trade package for Boldin last offseason and never came close to dealing him.
The feeling now is that they will accept less for him for a variety of reasons. Boldin has only one year left on his deal, his body takes the punishment of a running back, and Steve Breaston has proven to be a reliable starter.
While Boldin's health is a question mark, he's only 29 years old and is known as a great locker room leader. Baltimore tops the list of teams that will be interested and Miami also makes sense.
The Cardinals wanted a first and a third-round pick last year. With his trade value down, perhaps a second-round pick and change could seal the deal.
Expect to hear a lot more about Boldin in the build up to April's draft. This time, it should pay off in a trade.