Cards’ Boldin recalls hit, not out yet for Sunday

Anquan Boldin remembers "everything." Everything from the reaction of his stunned teammates, to the scary head-to-head hit he suffered, to trying to get up and walk, to coach Ken Whisenhunt telling him to be cautious and let medical personnel do their jobs.

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"I can remember everything," Boldin said Wednesday, in his first comments to the media since a collision with the New York Jets' Eric Smith in Sunday's game at the Meadowlands.

Boldin, his face still puffy, attended but did not join in the Cardinals' practice Wednesday.

He is continuing to undergo tests and is consulting doctors on whether to have a medical procedure performed on his fractured sinus membrane or let it heal on its own.

He hasn't even been ruled out for this week's home game vs. Buffalo. But the Cardinals are getting other receivers ready to fill in.

Boldin thinks he lost consciousness from the hit "for a split second" but is unsure whether he suffered a concussion; tests so far haven't indicated he did.

Boldin said Smith, who has been fined and suspended for a game, hasn't contacted him. Boldin declined to characterize the hit as dirty.

"You never know somebody's intentions," he said. "But I didn't think it was intentional."

Boldin said he saw a replay of the hit, saying, "I really don't have a reaction to it. To me, it's just part of football. It's an unfortunate incident, but you take your bumps and bruises."

Boldin said, "I never felt in any danger" from the hit and indicated that his general mental and physical state are OK.

"Everything is clear. I can remember everything. My balance if fine," he said. "They say you usually have headaches. I'm not having anything like that. No dizziness."

When asked about the chances that this incident will alter his aggressive, physical style of play, Boldin said, "Zero. I won't change the way I play at all.

"As soon as I get back on the field, it's the same old me. I don't plan to alter the way I play. If I did, I wouldn't be Anquan."

Relieved teammates welcomed him back Wednesday, though he is only a spectator for now.

"It's good to see him smiling," said quarterback Kurt Warner, who led players for both teams in prayer in the game's waning seconds.

"We just count our blessings and thank God he's doing as well as he is. ... We hope nothing like that ever happens again," Warner said.

Warner said he'd never seen one of his receivers take such a frightening hit - "Not even close" - and he has never experienced such an emotional moment in his career. "No, not in a football game," he said.

"I don't remember a player being in that position at any point in my career. That was about as emotional as it gets."