49ers reaping rewards of Boldin trade
— -- Anquan Boldin isn't bitter.
A little hurt, maybe. A little scarred. No one likes to be discarded.
It doesn't matter now, though. As much as he wanted to stay in Baltimore -- although, understandably, not enough to take a $2 million pay cut -- Boldin is in the perfect spot. It could not have worked out better, for him or the San Francisco 49ers.
For Baltimore, not so much.
But this isn't about bitterness or regret or rubbing his success in the face of his former employer. Boldin helped the Ravens win a Super Bowl last season. Without him, they likely wouldn't have been able to win four playoff games and hoist the franchise's second Vince Lombardi Trophy.
No, this is about seizing his latest opportunity to win another ring, this time with his former head coach's brother. That all Baltimore wanted for him was a sixth-round draft pick -- well, Boldin can't dwell on that.
"I couldn't have fell in a better situation, to be honest, with the group of guys I'm around now, the group of coaches," Boldin said Sunday night, after the Niners beat Carolina to advance to Sunday's NFC Championship Game against Seattle.
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