1. Anquan Boldin played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2003 NFL draft.
60 Facts About Anquan Boldin
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Anquan Boldin played for the Baltimore Ravens, the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions.
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Anquan Boldin played football, basketball, and ran track at Pahokee High School.
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Anquan Boldin's ability playing as a quarterback led him to be named Florida's Mr Football in 1998.
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Also a standout track athlete, Anquan Boldin competed in sprinting, jumping and throwing events at Pahokee High.
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Anquan Boldin was timed at 52.34 seconds over 400 meters.
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Anquan Boldin was converted to wide receiver in order to get more playing time.
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Anquan Boldin created initial concerns of the NFL scouts after he registered a relatively slow 4.7 time in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine.
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Anquan Boldin was drafted in the second round by the Arizona Cardinals with the 54th overall pick in the 2003 NFL draft.
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Anquan Boldin set an NFL record for most receiving yards by a rookie in his first game with 217 on ten receptions against the Detroit Lions.
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Anquan Boldin is the fastest to record 300 career receptions and finished the season with 101 catches, 1,377 receiving yards, and eight touchdowns.
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Anquan Boldin was the only rookie selected to the 2004 Pro Bowl.
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Anquan Boldin was named Offensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press and the PFWA.
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Anquan Boldin was inactive for the first six regular season games.
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Anquan Boldin had two games going over 100 receiving yards on the year.
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In Week 11, Anquan Boldin started a streak of five consecutive games going over the 100-yard mark.
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Anquan Boldin had 11 receptions for 156 receiving yards on the day.
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Anquan Boldin led the league in receiving yards per game with 100.1.
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Anquan Boldin was named the offensive captain for the Cardinals for the 2007 season.
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Anquan Boldin left the game having caught 10 passes for 119 yards and a touchdown.
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On October 4,2008, coach Ken Whisenhunt announced that Anquan Boldin would be out for an indefinite time period with fractured paranasal sinuses.
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Anquan Boldin was named to this third Pro Bowl for his performance in the 2008 season.
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On January 3,2009, in his first post-season game, against the Atlanta Falcons in the Wild Card Round, Anquan Boldin had a 71-yard catch and run for a touchdown.
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On May 26,2009, according to ESPN's Mike Sando, Anquan Boldin fired agent Drew Rosenhaus.
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Anquan Boldin had three games going over the 100-mark and one game with two receiving touchdowns.
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Anquan Boldin finished the 2009 season with 84 receptions for 1,024 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns.
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Anquan Boldin was inactive with a knee injury for the Cardinals' two postseason games.
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On March 5,2010, Anquan Boldin was traded to the Baltimore Ravens for the Ravens third and fourth round picks in the 2010 NFL draft.
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Anquan Boldin agreed to a three-year deal worth $25 million, in addition to the one year he had left on his then-current deal, bringing the total deal to $28 million over four years, with $10 million guaranteed.
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In Week 3, against the division rival Cleveland Browns, Anquan Boldin caught eight passes for 142 yards and three touchdowns.
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Anquan Boldin became the fastest player in NFL history to reach 600 receptions, doing so in just 98 games.
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Anquan Boldin won AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance.
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Anquan Boldin had eight catches for 132 yards in a Week 6 victory over the Houston Texans.
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Anquan Boldin continued his strong level of play the following week, catching seven passes for a season-high 145 yards as he helped the Ravens put together their biggest comeback win ever against his former team, the Arizona Cardinals.
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Anquan Boldin finished the regular season as the Ravens leading receiver , catching 57 passes for 887 yards, topping his total from 2010, but had four fewer touchdowns, only scoring three on the year.
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Anquan Boldin had four catches for 73 yards and a touchdown.
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Anquan Boldin caught a much-needed pass on the sideline with one hand.
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Anquan Boldin had six catches for 101 yards in the AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots, but the Ravens eventually lost after a dropped touchdown pass by Lee Evans and a missed field goal by Billy Cundiff.
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Anquan Boldin had two receiving touchdowns against Washington in Week 14.
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Anquan Boldin finished the 2012 regular season leading the Ravens in receiving yards for the third consecutive year.
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Anquan Boldin caught 65 passes for 921 yards and four touchdowns.
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Anquan Boldin set a franchise record of 145 receiving yards in a postseason game.
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Anquan Boldin had six receptions for a total of 104 yards, scored one touchdown and had a long reception of 30 yards.
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Anquan Boldin finished the postseason with 22 receptions, 380 yards and four touchdowns.
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On March 11,2013, Anquan Boldin was traded to the San Francisco 49ers for a sixth-round pick in the 2013 NFL draft.
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Anquan Boldin racked up 208 yards and a touchdown on 13 receptions during that game.
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Anquan Boldin became the first wide receiver to ever gain over 100 yards for three different teams on his team debut.
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Anquan Boldin finished his first year with the 49ers with 85 receptions and 1,179 yards as well as seven touchdowns.
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In Weeks 5 and 6, Anquan Boldin recorded consecutive games going over the 100-yard mark against the New York Giants and Baltimore Ravens.
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On December 6,2015, Anquan Boldin surpassed 13,000 career receiving yards in a Week 13 game against the Chicago Bears.
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Anquan Boldin won the NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.
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On July 28,2016, Anquan Boldin signed with the Detroit Lions.
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Anquan Boldin chose to wear 80 rather than 81 out of respect for the recently retired Calvin Johnson.
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On September 11,2016, in the season opening victory against the Indianapolis Colts, Anquan Boldin reached 13,230 yards for his career, moving ahead of Andre Reed for No 16 all-time.
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On September 18,2016, Anquan Boldin caught his 75th career touchdown against the Tennessee Titans.
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On October 23,2016, Anquan Boldin caught the game-winning touchdown with 19 seconds left against the Washington Redskins.
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In Week 14, against the Chicago Bears, Anquan Boldin reached 1,064 receptions for his career, moving him into 10th all time, passing Andre Johnson.
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Anquan Boldin finished the season with 67 receptions on 95 targets for 584 yards and eight touchdowns.
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An official retirement ceremony for Anquan Boldin took place with the Baltimore Ravens on October 14,2019.
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Anquan Boldin has a brother, DJ Anquan Boldin, who is the wide receivers coach at NCAA Division I FCS South Carolina State.