[LJ]

Boldin, who earned his second Pro Bowl berth last season, already had been hurting with a hip injury that sidelined him for three games. Despite lingering soreness in the hip, he has played in the last six games but probably won't be at full strength until next season. Boldin is trying to avoid surgery on the foot. "It's a situation where in order for it to dislocate ligaments have to be torn," he said. "Hopefully that will heal up with scar tissue. We'll see." Team trainers told Boldin they had never seen a toe injury like the one he has. Boldin's situation is still iffy for Week 14 and Fantasy owners should start making plans as though he will not be available. If able to play, consider him a No. 2 or No. 3 Fantasy WR. He likely won't be at 100 percent.

---one of the Cardinals' star wide outs.....
...the other one?

Even though the NFC's leading receiver missed one game, Fitzgerald said all last week he would play. But in workouts before the game, it was apparent that the groin was bothering him too much. "I wouldn't have been effective the way I was feeling, but I'd have played," he said, adding that team doctors decided it would be better for him to sit it out. The Cardinals sorely need Fitzgerald on the field against the Seahawks since Boldin will likely be sidelined.