Report: Larry Fitzgerald expects to retire at end of season
Sep 11, 2016, 8:31 AM | Updated: 9:04 pm
Arizona Cardinals' Larry Fitzgerald pumps his fist as he runs off the field after an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. The Cardinals defeated the Bengals 34-31. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
There were questions surrounding Larry Fitzgerald’s future in Arizona this offseason when he was set to become a free agent at the end of the 2016 season.
The Cardinals seemingly put an end to those questions this summer, signing Fitzgerald to a one-year extension through 2017.
As it turns out, there’s reportedly more there.
#AZCardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald has told people close to him that he expects 2016 to be his last season. Assuming it holds, the HOF awaits
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 11, 2016
Fitzgerald’s father responded to the tweet.
I'm pretty close to him.Father knows best-he never said that to me. pic.twitter.com/3CGT6BluSv
— Larry Fitzgerald Sr. (@FitzBeatSr) September 11, 2016
In April before signing the extension, the nine-time Pro Bowler said he planned on sitting down with his family after the season and evaluating what he wants to do going forward. In July, he admitted he has thought about retirement, but said he has, “a lot of good football in him.”
Fitzgerald, 33, has spent his entire career in Arizona after being drafted No. 3 overall in the 2004 NFL Draft out of Pittsburgh. He’s coming off one of this best seasons in years for the team, catching at least 100 balls for the first time since 2007.
He enters the 2016 season with 1,018 receptions, 13,366 receiving yards and 98 touchdowns.
