Boldin: No regrets, no more comments
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin said he has ''moved on'' after Sunday's critical comments directed at coach Ken Whisenhunt and his staff.
Boldin said he has no regrets about those comments.
''I said what I had to say, and I'm done with it,'' Boldin said Wednesday. ''For me, it's not even an issue. That was Sunday, and I've moved on.''
The three-time Pro Bowl receiver was held out of Sunday's 41-21 victory over the Bears at Soldier Field because of a sprained right ankle and complained afterward that ''no one was man enough'' to tell him he was inactive. He said he felt good enough to play and only found out he wasn't when he returned to his locker after warmups and discovered his gear was gone.
Whisenhunt said he told Boldin he would not be playing shortly after the inactive list was submitted.
FAVRE 'FINE': Brett Favre is battling a pulled groin muscle but said he believes he'll be fine. Favre said he was hurt in practice while rolling out during a drill two weeks ago and aggravated the injury in pregame warmups at Green Bay on Nov. 1. Minnesota didn't play last week, giving their 40-year-old quarterback extra time to heal.
''I feel pretty good, mentally and physically -- not great, but I don't know too many guys that would say that,'' said Favre, whose Vikings (7-1) host Detroit (1-7) on Sunday.
QUINN IS IN: Cleveland Browns coach Eric Mangini made it official: Brady Quinn will start Monday night's game against the Baltimore Ravens, the team he was facing on Sept. 27 when the former Notre Dame star was yanked at halftime.
With his team at 1-7 and showing little progress amid growing speculation about his future, Mangini might as well give Quinn another look. Quinn probably can't do any worse than Derek Anderson, who was a disaster in five starts and had posted the NFL's lowest passer rating (36.2).
SMOOTH MOVE: Kyle Orton showed up for Denver Broncos practice clean-shaven, his splotchy beard and mangy mustache having swirled down the drain much like the team's offense the last two weeks.
He didn't go with the clean look just to finally comply with his wife's wishes, either.
''No, lost two games in a row,'' the superstitious quarterback said. '''Might as well change something up.''
The Broncos have suffered back-to-back blowout losses to Baltimore and Pittsburgh in which the offense reached the end zone just once.
NO BLAME GAME:• Linebacker Aaron Kampman does not blame the Green Bay Packers' coaches and medical staff for him playing most of Sunday's game with a head injury. Kampman took a blow to his head on the fourth play of the loss to Tampa Bay, but played into the fourth quarter before he told coaches he wasn't OK and was taken out of the game.
Kampman said it's a player's responsibility to recognize when he has had a significant head injury, but doing so can be hard because he isn't thinking straight.
SUSPENSION: Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Joselio Hanson was suspended four games by the NFL for violating the league's drug policy.
Hanson's attorney, David Cornwell, said in a statement that Hanson did not use steroids but tested positive for a diuretic after last year's NFC title game against Arizona. Cornwell said the NFL policy on diuretics is misguided because it assumes they are used to mask the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
NOTES: Eagles cornerback/kick returner Ellis Hobbs is done for the year with a neck injury suffered in Sunday's loss to Dallas. He was put on injured reserve and will require surgery.
• The Kansas City Chiefs placed right guard Mike Goff went on injured reserve.
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