Ex-Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald: “I Just Don’t Have the Urge to Play Right Now”

Cardinals' WR Larry Fitzgerald
Cardinals' WR Larry Fitzgerald. Photo by Trask Smith/CSM/REX/Shutterstock

Larry Fitzgerald isn’t officially retired from the NFL. But that might be just a formality as the Arizona Cardinals legendary wideout isn’t itching to get back to the field again.

Fitzgerald made this revelation during a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s weekly radio show Let’s Go, which he hosts with Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and sportscaster Jim Gray.

“For now, I’ll be a radio broadcaster,” said Fitzgerald when asked whether he would rather do radio or play in NFL. “To be honest with you, I just don’t have the urge to play right now.”

Fitzgerald did leave the door open for a potential change of heart, however.

“I don’t know how I’ll feel in September, October, November moving forward, but I just, today, I just don’t have the urge,” he added.

Larry Fitzgerald spent 17 years in the NFL, playing his entire career with the Arizona Cardinals and earning 11 Pro Bowl nods. He has 1,432 career receptions and 17,492 receiving yards, second only to Jerry Rice on the all-time list. Fitzgerald’s 121 receiving touchdowns are the sixth most in NFL history.

Fitzgerald is currently an unrestricted free agent after his contract with the Cardinals expired following the 2020 NFL season. Arizona previously indicated that they would love to have him back for one more year if he decides to do so.

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