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TEMPE — 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 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, 37, text messaged his wife, Brenda, shortly after Boldin's injury on 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.

"There's no question that I texted her and said that I was contemplating and thinking about it because she's wanted me to retire for a couple of years now," Warner said. "… It wasn't I was going to retire last week. It was more I'm just really trying to keep this thing in perspective moving forward."

Warner has acknowledged the fierce helmet-to-helmet hit on Boldin as the receiver went up for a pass in the waning seconds of Arizona's 56-35 loss to the Jets was the worst he had seen in his 12 NFL seasons.

Warner has taken countless hard hits in his pro career. He doesn't want to be around to take one too many.

"It's a great game and it's done great things for me and my family," Warner said, "but the bottom line is when I'm done I want to be able to walk away and be everything I need to be for my family."

● Jets safety Eric Smith appealed his one-game suspension and $50,000 fine by the NFL for his helmet-to-helmet hit last week on Boldin.

Coach Eric Mangini said Smith was going through the appeal process Monday, and a ruling was expected today.

Smith has insisted there was no malicious intent on his part. If the suspension is upheld, he will sit out the Jets' game Sunday against the Bengals.

PHILADELPHIA — All-Pro running back Brian Westbrook broke two ribs in the Eagles' 23-17 loss to Washington on Sunday, though he stayed in and finished the game.

It is too early to know if his latest injury will keep him out of Sunday's game at San Francisco.

"Right now, he's very sore, so we'll see how things go over the next few days," coach Andy Reid said Monday.

● Buffalo Bills quarterback Trent Edwards was described as alert but still experiencing post-concussion symptoms Monday, leaving his status uncertain as the team enters its bye week.

Coach Dick Jauron sidestepped questions regarding the quarterback's health, except to say that Edwards showed up at the Bills' headquarters a day after being slammed to the ground on the third play from scrimmage during a 41-17 loss at Arizona.

● St. Louis Rams tight end Randy McMichael is out for the season with a broken right leg.

McMichael broke his tibia and tore a ligament in his leg in the Rams' 31-14 loss to Buffalo on Sept. 28. The team put him on injured reserve Monday.

● Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers (shoulder) will miss some practice again this week, but is expected to play at Seattle on Sunday.