Jul 25th 2008 10:20AM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: AZ Cardinals, NFC West
Finally, some off-field goings on about the Arizona Cardinals that doesn’t involve Matt Leinart, Nick Lachey, a beer bong, and a hot tub full of 19-year-olds.

In less scandalous news, wide receiver Anquan Boldin, who had been in talks with the team about a new contract, has decided that it’s much less frustrating to just beat himself in the face with a tire iron, play out his current deal, and get the hell out of the Valley of the Sun.

Apparently, Boldin feels team officials deceived him by not re-working his current deal prior to the start of the season. And, consequently, the Cardinals front office is now dead to him. “At this point, I’m not even interested in a contract,” said Boldin. “For me, it’s been going on two years, and especially after last year, I was promised a deal would get done before the season. But the season’s here and obviously that hasn’t happened.

“I don’t want a deal. People may think I’m being funny or saying that just to say it. But, for me, I’m just tired of it. Washed my hands of the whole situation. My agent has direct orders not to negotiate. So that’s how I feel about it.” The ’s Kent Somers writes that Boldin’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, met with general manager Rod Graves and head coach Ken Whisenhunt just prior to Boldin’s comments, so there’s still a chance something can be worked out.Continue Reading