Cardinals WR Boldin not to regret his critical post-game comments

Even after it has been rumored that the Arizona Cardinals may trade him in offseason, wide receiver Anquan Boldin said he had nothing to regret about his critical comments directed at Arizona’s coach staff.

“I said what I had to say and I’m done with it,” Boldin said on Wednesday. “For me, it’s not even an issue. That was Sunday and I’ve moved on.”

The three-time Pro Bowl receiver has been unhappy for being held out of Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears despite the team’s 41-21 victory. Coach Ken Whisenhunt said the decision was made to protect Boldin’s sprained right ankle, but Boldin complained that “no one was man enough” to tell him he was inactive. When he found that his gear in locker was gone after pregame warmups, his feeling was far from being good.

Boldin had been preparing all last week as if he would play in his Cardinals jersey in last Sunday’s game. No wonder his bad feeling has last for so long. Whatever, he still took part in full practice on Wednesday, and Whisenhunt said he expected the receiver to play this Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks.

Cardinals’ defense fighting injuries

The Arizona Cardinals had their Thursday practice without safety Antrel Rolle, but with wide receivers Anquan Boldin and Steve Breaston, cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and tight end Stephen Spach. All of the names are mentioned because of injuries.

Rolle missed the practice for the second day because of a sore right foot. He was hurt when his interception was clinched in Sunday night’s 24-17 victory over the New York Giants. And his status for this Sunday’s home game against the Carolina Panthers is still uncertain. But other injured players showed good signs of returning. Very likely we will see them wearing Cardinals jerseys playing against the Panthers.

Boldin took a limited part in practice although a sore ankle continued bothering him; Breaston also practiced on a limited basis while taking care of his knee; also limited in practice was Spach, who missed the game against Giants with an ankle injury; and Rodgers-Cromartie was in much better condition than all of others- he has been a full participant in practice for all the week after spraining his ankle while playing against the Giants.