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Prayers Go Out to Anquan Boldin After Head-on-Head Collision Scare

 
With only a few remaining seconds, Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner threw a pass from around the 30-yard line and into the end zone. Anquan Boldin went up for the pass, and—BAM!—he almost got it, but instead took a head-to-head hit. Eric Smith got his helmet right up. Boldin went straight down. Smith got up. Boldin laid there. The benches emptied. The players of both teams came together, knelt in a circle of prayer. Anquan Boldin was brought off the field on a cart. The crowd full of Jets fans cheered as he went into an ambulance. The Arizona players were emotional. Jets wide receiver Laveranues Coles had played with Boldin at Florida State, and he was emotional. The game should have just ended with 27 seconds left. Instead, the Arizona Cardinals decided to play on. There was no need and there was no point, down by a 56-35 score. Warner went for a few more plays, and on the last try for a touchdown he was picked off. This made me feel better, because in my heart I was angry they ... (link)

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