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Ravens lose defense duo, deal Boldin to 49ers
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March 14, 2013, Thursday
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THE Baltimore Ravens are paying the price for winning a Super Bowl.
The National Football League champions lost two key components of their defense, linebackers Paul Kruger and Dannell Ellerbe, as free agency began on Tuesday. On Monday, they traded star receiver Anquan Boldin to San Francisco - the team the Ravens beat 34-31 to win the championship.
Kruger went north to division rival Cleveland for a five-year, US$40 million deal, while Ellerbe headed south to Miami for US$35 million over five years. Steelers receiver Mike Wallace joined Ellerbe in choosing the Dolphins.
The 49ers didn't go untouched, either. After giving up a sixth-round draft pick for Boldin, they saw tight end Delanie Walker leave for Tennessee.
San Francisco also confirmed the trade of backup quarterback Alex Smith to Kansas City, a deal that was known for weeks. The 49ers will receive the Chiefs' second-round pick, 34th overall, in this year's draft.
Boldin, 32, expressed surprise that he was traded. "I thought this was the last stop of my career but regardless of the circumstances I came here to win a Championship ... and in February we came home Champions," he said on Twitter.
The National Football League champions lost two key components of their defense, linebackers Paul Kruger and Dannell Ellerbe, as free agency began on Tuesday. On Monday, they traded star receiver Anquan Boldin to San Francisco - the team the Ravens beat 34-31 to win the championship.
Kruger went north to division rival Cleveland for a five-year, US$40 million deal, while Ellerbe headed south to Miami for US$35 million over five years. Steelers receiver Mike Wallace joined Ellerbe in choosing the Dolphins.
The 49ers didn't go untouched, either. After giving up a sixth-round draft pick for Boldin, they saw tight end Delanie Walker leave for Tennessee.
San Francisco also confirmed the trade of backup quarterback Alex Smith to Kansas City, a deal that was known for weeks. The 49ers will receive the Chiefs' second-round pick, 34th overall, in this year's draft.
Boldin, 32, expressed surprise that he was traded. "I thought this was the last stop of my career but regardless of the circumstances I came here to win a Championship ... and in February we came home Champions," he said on Twitter.
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