Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald still has not announced his plans for the 2021 season and the Arizona Cardinals do not know what those plans are yet either. However, despite the moves they have made this offseason at receiver, they would gladly welcome him back for another season.
Cardinals general manager Steve Keim appeared on SiriusXM Mad Dog Radio Tuesday and spoke to Adam Schein. He said he has spoken with Fitzgerald but not about his plans.
Fitzgerald likes the moves the Cardinals and is excited about what the Cardinals can do Keim told Schein. However, Keim is not pushing Fitzgerald for a decision.
“I think with a guy like him, who I think has earned this right, a lot of times guys like that see how their body feels,” Keim said, according to Arizona Sports. “They want to feel the motivation to go back out for another long, grueling season.”
The Cardinals have already moved on in a way from Fitzgerald, adding A.J. Green in free agency and drafting Rondale Moore in the second round. But they would gladly welcome him back.
“I don’t think there’s any question that you never close a door on a guy like that of course,” he said. “Leave it up to him. I think he’s earned that right and if he tells us at some point that he’s ready to go, we’ll have a spot for him.”
Fitzgerald missed three games last season and posted career lows in catches, receiving yards and touchdowns. He will turn 38 years old this year.
He is No. 2 in NFL history in receptions and receiving yards.
He will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. The only thing he has not accomplished yet in his career is win a championship.
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