Baltimore Ravens: Could Anquan Boldin return to Baltimore?

The Baltimore Ravens need a possession wide receiver, and coach John Harbaugh has mentioned he likes the idea of a return for Anquan Boldin.

It seems like we’ve repeated it ad nauseum at this point, but the Baltimore Ravens need a wide receiver. With the retirement of Steve Smith Sr. and the departure of Kamar Aiken, the team needs some depth at the position.

Specifically, the type of receiver the team needs is a possession receiver, essentially the role that Steve Smith was in this past year, and other receivers, such as Anquan Boldin and Derrick Mason, have been in in the past.

Well one possibility to fill that position, could be a player who’s done it before, and who’s done it before as a member of the Baltimore Ravens, and that’s the aforementioned Anquan Boldin.

Coach John Harbaugh has talked about the idea of Boldin returning in a positive tone:

"I will say this: I do believe [Boldin] can still play at the highest level. His ability and skills are such that he’s not going to drop off the edge just because how he plays. I know he loved it in Baltimore. I loved him in Baltimore. I didn’t want him to have to leave when it happened. That’s just the way things worked out. I’d be for it."

Boldin could easily fill the possession receiver role that he filled in the past for the Ravens. Granted, at his age, he’s well past his prime, but he wouldn’t need to carry the team, that’s what Mike Wallace and Breshad Perriman are for.

Just a month after Boldin joined the Ravens in raising the Lombardi Trophy after their 2012 Super Bowl win, the now-36-year-old was traded to the San Francisco 49ers for a sixth round draft pick.