Terry Bradshaw might be right in Roethlisberger trade

Remember what former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw said of current starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger a few days ago when he heard of the troubles Roethlisberger was involved? He might be right in predicting Big Ben’s career future as the Steelers do receive offers from other teams about trading for Roethlisberger.

Roethlisberger was investigated and not charged with allegedly sexually assaulting a 20-year-old Georgia woman, a second legal issue he was involved into since last year’s lawsuit filed by a Las Vegas hotel worker. Shortly after knowing about the lawsuit, the former Steelers starting quarterback wearing No. 12 Terry Bradshaw jersey made his attitude clearly to be critical. He said Roethlisberger was ruining his career and the Steelers had good reasons to release him or start trade talking with other teams. Bradshaw also offered some advices that he said would help embattled Roethlisberger rebuild his image in public.

Well, Bradshaw might show his talent in analyzing things happening in football by saying that. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Steelers received quite a few calls from other teams asking about possible trade for Roethlisberger. What makes it more intriguing is that the team has not ruled out the possibility of make the trade happen in real sense. Everything could happen and it is not necessary to be for Roethlisberger’s good, just thinking about what happened to troubled wide receiver Santonio Homes, who was traded by the Steelers to the New York Jets and was said to be cut if trade turned out to be impossible.

Ravens obtained WR Boldin from Cardinals via trade

The Baltimore Ravens now have another talented pass catcher on their roster after a trade with the Arizona Cardinals. Yeah, you may have guessed it out, wide receiver Anquan Boldin has had his wish of leaving Cardinals come true and will appear in Ravens jersey for the 2010 season.

Through the trade on Friday, the Ravens also got a fifth-round pick in addition a Boldin from the Cardinals and the price was a third- and fourth-round pick in the 2010 draft. What the Ravens offered to Boldin was a new four-year contract that is worth $28 million, including a $10 million guaranteed money. Frankly, it’s a much bigger deal that the four-year, $22.5 million contract the Cardinals offered to him after the 2005 season. What’s more, the Ravens value him more than the Cardinals do and are open-minded with plays’ off-field issues. Good example is that they signed former Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth after he was released by the former team after he served the sentence for an automobile accident which resulted in the death of a Miami, Florida pedestrian and a DUI manslaughter conviction.

“The Ravens just got better,” Coach John Harbaugh said. “Anquan is a significant addition for us. He fits the personality of our team with the hard-nosed, physical way he plays. We love the way he competes. Our fans will enjoy watching him compete and his teammates will be excited to have him with us.”

At age 29, Boldin has had at least 1,000 yards receiving in five of his seven seasons and his number in last season was 1,024 yards on 84 catches. He began asking for a trade since last year after failing to get a new contract from the franchise. No trade is done last year because the Cardinals did not find any offer to their satisfaction.