{"id":26503,"date":"2017-08-07T15:10:36","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T19:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=26503"},"modified":"2017-08-07T15:10:36","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T19:10:36","slug":"anquan-boldin-signs-buffalo-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2017\/08\/07\/anquan-boldin-signs-buffalo-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Anquan Boldin Signs With Buffalo Bills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BoldAn00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anquan Boldin<\/a><\/strong> was once the frontrunner for the Arizona Cardinals receiving corps. After those seven seasons with the Cardinals, which included a trip to Super Bowl XLIII, Boldin has been a bit of a journeyman in the NFL. Boldin has played for four different NFL teams in his career, but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/20275002\/anquan-boldin-signs-1-year-deal-buffalo-bills\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">added a fifth Monday<\/a> in signing with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/category\/bills\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buffalo Bills<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s official. Anquan Boldin is your newest Buffalo Bills WR! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qeCuezT9SR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/qeCuezT9SR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuffaloBills\/status\/894594581324496900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Anquan Boldin Signs With Buffalo Bills<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>One thing we learned about the Buffalo Bills last season is that there isn&#8217;t much to the receiving corps after <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WatkSa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sammy Watkins<\/a><\/strong>. Watkins suffered a foot injury last season that cost him eight games and the Bills passing game regressed as a result. Buffalo selected <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2017\/04\/11\/zay-jones-2017-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Zay Jones<\/strong><\/a> in the second round of the 2017 draft but still needed a reliable starter.<\/p>\n<p>Boldin will enter his 15th season in the NFL with Buffalo on a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/894595273447616512\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one-year deal worth up to $4 million<\/a>. Per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/894594949647347712\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN&#8217;s <strong>Adam Schefter<\/strong><\/a>, his contract with the team is for $2.75 million but also contains an additional $1.25 million in incentives.<\/p>\n<p>Boldin has had 14 consecutive seasons with at least 55 catches and seven 1,000 yard seasons. While his production will likely not be at that level with the Bills, he still brings something special to the offense.<\/p>\n<p>Ideally, Boldin\u00a0will play outside opposite of Watkins while Jones handles the slot.\u00a0The veteran\u00a0can use his size and hands to handle mid-range routes while Watkins and Jones use their speed to take the top off opposing defenses. The greatest asset Boldin brings to the Bills is his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playerprofiler.com\/nfl\/anquan-boldin\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">70 percent catch rate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/T\/TaylTy00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyrod Taylor<\/a><\/strong> should feel comfortable with his latest weapon as the two of them played together in Baltimore.\u00a0During the Ravens 2012 Super Bowl championship run, Boldin had 65 receptions for 921 yards and four touchdowns. Boldin also caught six passes for 104 yards and a\u00a0touchdown during the Super Bowl victory.<\/p>\n<p>The Bills 2017 preseason begins on Thursday when they welcome the Minnesota Vikings to town. 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