Warner increasing thoughts of retirement

TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner says that after this season he will take his closest look yet at retiring from the NFL.

The scary injury to teammate Anquan Boldin, combined with other factors, has led him to give more serious consideration to leaving the game.

“I’m definitely considering retirement more than I ever have before,” the 37-year-old quarterback said Monday, “but that doesn’t mean it’s more than 50 percent or anything like that. I’m just going to consider it.”

The comments came after Yahoo.com reported that Warner text messaged his wife Brenda shortly after Boldin’s injury Sept. 28 against the New York Jets, saying he’d decided it was time to retire. She said he meant immediately, but Warner said that wasn’t the case.

Warner has acknowledged the fierce helmet-to-helmet hit on Boldin was the worst he had seen in his 12 NFL seasons.