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FSU Alumni: Anquan Boldin looking to continue storied NFL career

By Jason Parker

NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 03: Anquan Boldin #81 of the Baltimore Ravens runs with the ball and stiff arms Chris Culliver #29 of the San Francisco 49ers after catching a pass in the second half during Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on February 3, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 03: Anquan Boldin #81 of the Baltimore Ravens runs with the ball and stiff arms Chris Culliver #29 of the San Francisco 49ers after catching a pass in the second half during Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on February 3, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /
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FSU has been proud of the pro career of former star Anquan Boldin – but the Super Bowl champ and former All-Pro is hoping for at least one more season.

In the 70 seasons that FSU has fielded a football team, just 10 players have gone on to win both a national title with the Seminoles and a Super Bowl championship with a NFL team. Thanks to injuries sidelining both 2013 members Bryan Stork and Tre’ Jackson last season, the only one from that category who played in 2016 was a member of the 1999 title team.

For 14 NFL seasons, former star FSU wide receiver Anquan Boldin has been doing his thing in the NFL the same way he has been for his entire football career. In high school, he was named Mr. Football in the state before being named one of the 33 best players in Florida prep history.

At Florida State, he moved to wide receiver and averaged over 15 yards a catch and almost one touchdown each game before being picked in the second round of the 2003 draft.

During a career with Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions, Boldin has averaged close to 1,000 yards each season to go along with 82 total touchdowns, three trips to the Pro Bowl, two Super Bowl appearances and that championship with the Ravens after the 2012 season. Off the field, he has been a leader and mentor in each spot, being named the league’s Man of the Year after the 2015 season.

While some may call that enough of a career to justify hanging up the cleats for good, Boldin is in South Florida looking for at least one more season under the lights – as he told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel recently:

"“I’ve been talking to teams the entire offseason,” said Boldin, who will turn 37 in October. “They understand the way that I train…any team that I go to knows that when I come [into camp] I’m in top shape, and they don’t have to worry it.”“I’m going into year 15 so the only thing on my mind is winning. I’ve earned enough money to take care of me, my family, and my kid’s kids…I know how that feels so I want to a taste of it again. I want to line up with a team that’s in position to win right now.”"

Boldin has spent his time in South Florida not just getting himself ready, but also giving back. Recently, he hosted high school players from his hometown of Pahokee for a training session hoping to better them both on the field and in the game of life, as covered by local NBC affiliate WTVJ-TV:

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Recently, questions have emerged about whether he would return to Baltimore for a reunion with the team he won a title with, but nothing has been confirmed either way. Regardless, whoever does ink Boldin to another deal will be getting a true player, a great man and someone who has made FSU fans proud for years and will continue to do so.

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