Anquan Boldin is mulling whether to use a hyperbaric oxygen therapy to help ward off possible long-term effects of brain trauma.

Five months removed from a second surgery on his right knee in 16 months, Arizona Cardinals running back Beanie Wells is focusing on being ready for training camp and is not sure if he’ll be on the practice field when the team begins its OTAs on Tuesday.</

The Cardinals should have one of the more interesting quarterback competitions this offseason between Kevin Kolb and John Skelton. Neither will start with an edge, as Ken Whisenhunt recently said both are on an even playing field.

Although the Oakland Raiders’ Matt Leinart still wants to be a starting quarterback, he figured backing up his friend Carson Palmer was the next best option, the former USC star said Monday.

Cardinals defensive end Calais
Campbell agreed to a five-contract extension Thursday. Terms of the
deal weren’t disclosed.

Larry Fitzgerald said the players suspended in the New Orleans Saints "bounty" scandal aren’t "bad men," but NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell needed mete out punishment in the pay-to-injure scheme, the Arizona Cardinals receiver told NFL Network’s Rich Eisen.

Veteran free agent safety Chris Crocker will be getting some frequent-flyer miles, visiting the Detroit Lions Tuesday and the Arizona Cardinals Wednesday.

Last year’s second-round draft pick by the Arizona Cardinals — running back Ryan Williams — says he is doing things he never expected to be doing this soon after rupturing his patella tendon last season.

Matt Leinart is still encouraged he will someday get to put down the clipboard and lead an NFL offense. Only this year, he’s comfortable backing up former USC teammate Carson Palmer.

The Arizona Cardinals sent cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie to the Eagles and committed to pay Kevin Kolb $19 million over his first two seasons, and the quarterback is anxious to prove he’s worth the team’s investment.