A quarterback who switches to receiver midway through college? Anquan Boldin knows a thing or two about the maneuver.
The one-time San Francisco 49er started out as a quarterback at Florida State, moved to wideout and ended up playing both in his collegiate swan song, the 2003 Sugar Bowl, a game in which he caught a touchdown in the second quarter, then threw one in the third.
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When he finally settled into one position, he became such a consistent route runner and reliable target that he sits in ninth place on the NFL’s all-time catch list.
Which is why Boldin, 43, was a particularly strong match for one of the young wideouts
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