BOLDIN RETIRES 2 WEEKS AFTER JOINING BILLS
Anquan Boldin abruptly announced his retirement just under two weeks after signing with the Bills.
General manager Brandon Beane made it official Sunday night by saying the team respects Boldin’s decision to retire.
“We appreciate the time he gave us over the past two weeks,” Beane said in a statement. “He is one of the best receivers to play this game, and we wish him and his family all the best moving forward.”
Boldin’s decision came as a complete surprise and especially after he talked about building on his legacy entering his 15th season and serving as a mentor for Buffalo’s young group of receivers.
Boldin was non-committal about his future beyond being intent on playing this season.
“At this point in your career, you can’t get too far ahead of yourself, so I just take it a year at a time,” he had said. “Once I’m committed, I’m all in.”
Matthews makes a vow.
Getting traded by the Eagles wasn’t easy on receiver Jordan Matthews. Getting hurt in his first practice with the Bills didn’t help.
Putting his emotions and frustrations aside, Matthews vowed he’ll be healthy, ready and focused to play in the season opener against the Jets in three weeks.
Matthews took the first step by participating in very light drills along the sideline before practice. He was limited to running and catching softly tossed balls in his first workout since chipping a bone in his sternum a week ago.
Conner stars for Steelers.
PITTSBURGH» Rookie running back James Conner set up Pittsburgh’s winning fourth-quarter touchdown pass in the Steelers’ 17-13 win over the Falcons.
Conner, the former University of Pittsburgh star who overcame Hodgkin’s lymphoma and a serious right knee injury to reach the NFL, broke off runs of 17 and 19 yards, leading to a 6-yard touchdown pass to Justin Hunter.
Footnotes.
The Redskins activated tight end Jordan Reed from the physically unable list, a day after the first-team offense struggled once again during a preseason contest. … The Vikings signed former University of Minnesota quarterback Mitch Leidner. … The Jaguars signed veteran running DuJuan Harris and waived/injured cornerback Charles Gaines.