Anquan Boldin Anquan Kenmile Boldin ( ; born October 3 , 1980 ) is an American football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft , and played for the team until being traded to the Baltimore Ravens in 2010 . On March 12 , 2013 , Boldin was traded to the San Francisco 49ers for a sixth - round draft pick . He played college football for Florida State . Boldin was the 2003 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and has been selected to three Pro Bowls . High school career . Boldin played football and basketball at Pahokee High School . His quarterback ing prowess led him to be named Florida ' s Mr . Football in 1998 . During his senior season , Pahokee held a 10 – 0 regular season record including a 34 – 14 win over Glades Central in the annual Muck Bowl . After the season , he was a USA Today first - team selection and named " Florida Player of the Year " . In 2007 he was named to the Florida High School Association All - Century Team , a team compiled of the top 33 players in the 100 year history of high school football in the state of Florida . College career . Boldin attended Florida State University and Hinds Community College . He was converted to wide receiver in order to get more playing time , with only spot duty at QB . In 23 games at wide receiver , he caught 118 passes for 1 , 790 yards ( averaging 15 . 2 yards per reception ) and 21 touchdowns . Professional career . 2003 NFL Draft . 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 . He was drafted in the second round by the Arizona Cardinals with the 54th overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft . Arizona Cardinals . As a rookie Boldin set an NFL record for most receiving yards by a rookie in his first game ( 217 ) , tied Billy Sims for most yards from scrimmage by a rookie in his first game ( 217 ) , and holds the NFL record for most receptions in the first 26 games of an NFL career ( 157 ) . He is also the fastest to record 300 career receptions ( 47 games ) and finished the season with 101 catches , 1 , 377 receiving yards , and eight scores . Boldin was the only rookie selected to the 2004 Pro Bowl . In 2005 despite missing time with an injury , Boldin still caught more than 100 passes for over 1 , 400 yards . Arguably his finest moment came against the San Francisco 49ers on December 4 when he broke several tackles and scored the game - winning touchdown in a 17 – 10 win . That year , he and fellow wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald became only the third duo from the same team to each catch over 100 receptions in addition to topping the 1 , 400 - yard mark , only the third duo to achieve that in NFL history . They joined Detroit ' s Herman Moore and Brett Perriman , who accomplished the feat in 1995 , and St . Louis ' Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce , who did it in 2000 . After compiling 83 catches , 1203 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns in 2006 , Boldin and was selected to play in his second Pro Bowl . Boldin was named the offensive captain for the Cardinals for the 2007 season and became the quickest player in NFL history to compile 400 receptions during the season too . On September 28 , 2008 , Boldin was carted off the field after a violent helmet - to - helmet collision in the end zone with 27 seconds remaining in the Cardinals ’ 56 – 35 loss to the New York Jets . While attempting to catch a long pass from Kurt Warner , Boldin was hit in the back by free safety Kerry Rhodes and then took a helmet - to - face shot from strong safety Eric Smith , knocking them both unconscious . Smith was able to get up after a few moments . After several minutes , Boldin was placed on a stretcher and carted off the field . He left the game having caught 10 balls for 119 yards and a touchdown . On October 4 , 2008 , coach Ken Whisenhunt announced that Boldin would be out for an indefinite time period with fractured paranasal sinuses . Boldin returned three weeks later and caught 9 passes for 63 yards and two touchdowns against the Carolina Panthers . Fitzgerald and Steve Breaston , who filled in for the injured Boldin , became the fifth 1 , 000 yard receiving trio in NFL history . In December , 2008 , he became the fastest player in NFL history to have 500 receptions . On January 3 , 2010 , in his first post - season game , against the Atlanta Falcons in the wildcard round , Boldin had a 71 - yard catch and run for a touchdown . In the Super Bowl XLIII loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers , Boldin caught 8 passes for 84 yards . On May 26 , 2009 , according to ESPN ' s Mike Sando , Anquan Boldin fired agent Drew Rosenhaus . He later hired agent Tom Condon . On November 15 , 2009 in a game against the Seattle Seahawks , Boldin became the fifth - fastest NFL player ever to gain 7 , 000 receiving yards . Baltimore Ravens . On March 5 , 2010 Boldin was traded to the Baltimore Ravens for the Ravens third and fourth round picks in the 2010 NFL Draft . The Ravens also received a fifth round pick from the Cardinals as part of the deal . 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 4 years , with $ 10 million guaranteed . On September 26 , 2010 , against the Cleveland Browns , in a game where he caught eight passes for 142 yards and three touchdowns , he became the fastest player in NFL history to reach 600 receptions , doing so in just 98 games . Boldin was eventually awarded " AFC Offensive Player of the Week " honors for his performance . Boldin scored 7 TDs in his first year with the Ravens . He had 836 yards through the air as well , on 64 receptions . In 2011 , Boldin had 57 receptions for 887 yards and only three touchdowns . He sometimes struggled with dropped passes . Boldin did record a very desperately needed one - handed catch in the Divisional Playoff Game against the Houston Texans . In that game he also touched the ball four times . He had 73 total yards . He averaged 18 . 3 yards per catch , with his longest catch being 28 yards . Boldin also had one touchdown . The Ravens won that game 20 – 13 . On January 22 , 2012 , in the AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots , Boldin recorded 6 receptions and 101 receiving yards but the Ravens lost 23 – 20 . On January 6 , 2013 , in the Wild Card Round of the 2012 Playoffs , Boldin had one of his best postseason performances with the Baltimore Ravens . He caught a 46 yard pass and an 18 yard touchdown pass from Joe Flacco in a 24 – 9 win over the Indianapolis Colts . He also set a franchise record of 145 receiving yards in a postseason game . Boldin got his first championship title as the Ravens defeated the 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII . He had six receptions for a total of 104 yards . He scored one touchdown and his longest reception was 30 yards . His super bowl performance was ranked 31st among all wide receiver performances and 13th in the AFC alone . He was a key for the Ravens successful journey in the 2012 playoffs . During the 2013 offseason , Boldin was asked by the Ravens to take a pay cut to reduce his $ 6 million cap hit , or to be cut and become an unrestricted free agent . Boldin refused the pay cut and was expected to become an unrestricted free agent . Boldin ' s last game as a Raven turned out to be their Super Bowl victory over the 49ers . San Francisco 49ers . On March 12 , 2013 , the San Francisco 49ers agreed to a trade with the Ravens . Boldin was traded to the 49ers for a sixth - round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft . Personal . Boldin is the cousin of CFL All - Star defensive back Korey Banks . He also has a brother , DJ Boldin , who plays in the CFL for the Toronto Argonauts . Boldin ' s son , Anquan , Jr . , was born in 2004 . Boldin established the Anquan Boldin Foundation aka Q81 Foundation in 2004 . The Foundation is dedicated to expanding the educational and life opportunities of underprivileged children and has a track record for sustaining programs in multiple cities . As evidenced by the charitable activities in Arizona , Baltimore and Boldin ’ s home state of Florida , the Q81 Foundation has an its annual Q - Festival Weekend , Holiday Turkey Drive and Shopping Spree , and Q81 Summer Enrichment Program partnered with Florida Crystals The Foundation exercises scholarship and dental programs for children . It also serves the community by awarding great scholastic and community achievement in youth . In May , 2012 , Boldin and former Cardinals teammate Larry Fitzgerald went to Ethiopia , where they volunteered to move rocks to create arable land .