Memo To Anquan Boldin: Shut Up and Play

For starters, I'm one of the biggest Anquan Boldin fans out there, ever since his playing days at Florida State. He's a role model too, as he has performed on and off the field with various charities and not fitting the professional athlete mold of being a thug or having off the field controversies.

Now with saying that here is my current status on the contract situation. Shut up and play. There's absolutely no reason for this to have gone on this long. The solution is simple too, which no other NFL team seems to grasp. Don't play him.

If he's going to make a mockery of the front office in public, why pay him and why play him. He's only going to be losing money. The organization doesn't have to pay him. By the time his contract is up, no team will want to pay a player that will be out of football shape and will be disgruntled from past contract experiences.

The situation has gotten really sad. Everyone pointed the finger at former agent Drew Rosenhaus, but he wasn't the problem at all. All fingers are now pointed at Boldin. Why does he deserve that huge contract?

Yes, he did sacrifice his body and career this season with his passionate play and unselfishness, but is that why he deserves to get paid? He is in fact in the back seat of the Fitzgerald caravan, he's not even the number one target on the team, but he believes he should be paid as if he was the main event?

It gets even better. Fitzgerald and Warner both said they were willing to re-structure their contracts in order for Boldin to get his lucrative contract he so desperatly seaks. And he's calling the organization selfish? I've never seen a more selfish individual in my life.

What's even funnier about the current situation is this, fellow wide receiver Chad Ochocinco (formerly Chad Johnson) has lowered his arms and has returned to sanity. Embracing his quarterback that he initially threw under the bus and coming to terms with the fact that he's not bigger than the team, and that he's just a number in the crowd.

Ochocinco finally ended his trade demands and is now boasting a "We're winning it all this year" slogan. Something that Boldin needs to take notes from.

This pains me to say, but Boldin is disrespecting the game of football and is turning more and more fans against him. He's an incredible talent, a true warrior on the field. He needs to put his "selfishness" aside and just play the game.

The Cardinals should stand their ground and not trade him, but at the same time they can't give in. They have other needs to address first and they should go along with that. One person doesn't make a team, especially in the ultimate team sport. Why should Boldin be treated like a King when he's acting like the girly Prince?

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