There are no small roles in Hollywood, but there are some awful dancers. But give credit to the NFL players who participated in the first-ever Pro Hollywood Boot Camp for giving the Thriller dance a go.

Barring new contracts before Monday’s deadline, a slew of high profile players will receive the franchise tag from their respective teams.

Yeah, right. Brett Favre will play for the Vikings in 2010. I don’t believe America has been this united on a subject since we unanimously agreed that the ending of “The Sopranos” was really lame.

The official word from New Orleans is that Cardinals WR Anquan Boldin and LB Gerald Hayes are inactive for Saturday’s divisional-round game against the Saints.

The Arizona Cardinals were not scheduled to practice Friday as they travel to New Orleans, but the team was required to submit the official status of their players.

The Cardinals are without WR Anquan Boldin in Sunday’s NFC Wild Card matchup against the Packers.

Not much is new regarding Cardinals WR Anquan Boldin and his injured left ankle — it’s getting better, but he still hasn’t practiced.

The Cardinals will be in wait-and-see mode this week with three injured starters — WR Anquan Boldin, DE Calais Campbell and CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie.