One of the yearly big questions for the Arizona Cardinals in the offseason is the future of receiver Larry Fitzgerald. This offseason is no different.
His contract expires and he is finishing his 17th NFL season.
While defensive line coach Brentson Buckner’s tweet fueled speculation that Fitzgerald has played his final game, head coach Kliff Kingsbury had a familiar message.
“I talked to him today. It will be a while before anybody knows,” he told reporters on Monday.
That is the line fans have been given the last few years. Fitzgerald takes a few weeks, although he did make his decision fairly quickly this past offseason.
It might be different this time around. “He’s got a lot to think about,” Kingsbury added.
He missed three games for the first time since 2006. He didn’t move as well later in the year. He contracted COVID-19. He had the lowest production of his career. The Cardinals might not be able to afford the more than $11 million he has cost them the last few years.
That said, Kingsbury made his wishes known.
“We all want him back,” he said. ‘He knows that we all know he can still be a force on the field when he’s feeling good and healthy and doing what he can do. I’m not sure the exact timetable but he’s one of the best to ever play and still can play at an incredibly high level. We want him back.”
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