Cardinals may finally trade WR Boldin out this offseason

Failing to deal wide receiver Anquan Boldin last offseason, the Arizona Cardinals seem determined to trade him this year, of course, with the best possible exchange. At least the team has made it clear that they want to trade Boldin with only question to be how much they can get in return.

"Our approach with Anquan is really the same as it was last year," Cardinals general manager Rod Graves said. "We will look at all the options and exploring and ultimately doing what is best for the team."

It would likely take multiple draft picks to land Boldin. But there have been already teams that are likely to acquire Boldin. The Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs are most likely and the Chicago Bears and New England Patriots are less likely.

What all these teams are worrying about before having Boldin put on their NFL jerseys is how much money the wide receiver will ask for after the 2010 season when he becomes a free agent. His current bargain is $3 million and is likely to raise it to $10 million on the open market.

Cardinals WR will hopefully be able to practice Friday

The Arizona Cardinals will play against the New York Giants on Sunday night. Will wide receiver Anquan Boldin wear back his Cardinals jersey and play in the game? It is possible as he was able to do “a lot more” in Thursday’s workout than he did on Wednesday.

Boldin sprained his right ankle in the second quarter of Sunday’s 27-3 victory against the Seahawks at Seattle. He returned to play in the third quarter, and then left the game for good with Arizona comfortably ahead. But he was unable to practice with the team on Wednesday and Thursday.

The wide receiver did go through some work with a trainer on the sideline, and he even did some jogging on Thursday. According to Coach Ken Whisenhunt, there’s a chance the three-time Pro Bowler could participate in practice on Friday.

WR Boldin will probably miss Cardinals third preseason game

The Arizona Cardinals will probably play their third preseason game without wide receiver Anquan Boldin, who skipped Wednesday’s practice with a sore right hamstring.

According to Coach Ken Whisenhunt, Boldin began to feel uncomfortable with the hamstring during practice on Tuesday and an MRI showed that there was no serious injury. But Boldin will still likely miss the Friday night’s preseason game against the Green Bay Packers.

If he was confirmed not to be able to play the game, with wide receiver Steve Breaston also sidelined with a bruise knee, wide receiver Jerheme Urban will have the chance to become backup for Larry Fitzgerald.

RB Tim Hightower is at the top of Cardinals depth chart

Cardinals maven Darren Urban reports on the team’s official website that RB Tim Hightower is at the top of the depth chart. Although a running back is not much useful in the Cardinals as they have QB Kurt Warner, WR Larry Fitzgerald and WR Anquan Boldin, ti is still good for them to have a good running back.

Hightower scored 10 touchdowns last year in one of those games he had 13 rushing yards and 20 receiving yards. What he needs most now may be abundant play time. Cardinals can be better if they consider making full use of the good running backs they already have.