Tag: Larry Fitzgerald

How Larry Fitzgerald somehow became part of the Terry McDonough story

Larry Fitzgerald is a character in the odd story between the Cardinals and former team exec Terry McDonough.

The Arizona Cardinals were ordered to pay former executive Terry McDonough $3 million for defamatory statements they made publicly after he filed a grievance for wrongful termination and other things.

ESPN’s Tisha Thompson has the full report and revealed an interesting fact that somehow includes legendary receiver Larry Fitzgerald.

How?

Arbitrator Jeffrey Mishkin detailed how the Cardinals got info related to spousal abuse allegations they referred to in their public response to McDnough’s grievance.

In September 2018, former Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald received an unsolicited letter from McDonough’s former father-in-law accusing McDonough of abandoning his daughter. Fitzgerald gave the letter to a team executive who “did not notify Mr. Bidwill of the allegations in the letter” but instead “put the letter in Mr. McDonough’s employment file and never spoke a word of it to Mr. Bidwill until nearly five years later,” when the team searched McDonough’s “emails and files for potential content to include” in its statement, according to Mishkin’s decision.

This raises all sorts of questions. Why did the former father-in-law send it Fitzgerald? Why wasn’t Bidwill told? Why didn’t anyone follow up before making public comments about McDonough’s character without real knowledge of the situation?

This continues to be an ugly situation that hopefully will have some sort of conclusion soon.

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9 star-studded PGA Tour pro and celebrity pairings at the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

These pairs are going to be fun to watch.

The second signature event of the PGA Tour’s 2024 season is here as a loaded field of 80 pros has descended upon Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on the Monterey Peninsula.

The amateurs in the field will play alongside their partners for the first two rounds — one at Pebble Beach, one at Spyglass Hill — before it’s just the pros at Pebble Beach over the weekend.

Among the world’s best in the field are Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Collin Morikawa.

Pebble Pro-Am: Picks to win, odds | Sleepers

As for the amateurs, here are nine star-studded pairings for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

A.J. Brown names his top 5 wide receivers of all time with a warning to older players

Philadelphia #Eagles A.J. Brown names his top 5 wide receivers of all time with a warning to older players

A.J. Brown is one of the best pass catchers in football, and after three straight monster performances, he’s second in the NFL in receiving yards (672), and he’s on pace for close to 1,900 yards after six games.

Brown and the Eagles are preparing for Tyreek Hill and the Miami Dolphins, with their speedy pass catcher leading the league with 814 yards, and he cruises towards 2,000+ yards on the season.

On Friday, the Eagles All-Pro was asked to name his top five wide receivers all time, and he’s catching some flak for excluding some massive names.

Brown joked that he meant no disrespect to any older player left off his list.

DraftKings to open first-of-its-kind sportsbook in partnership with PGA Tour

DraftKings and the PGA Tour are calling this a “first-of-its-kind partnership”.

Ten months after breaking ground, the DraftKings Sportsbook at TPC Scottsdale is ready for its grand opening.

Former Arizona Cardinals receiver and avid golfer Larry Fitzgerald will make the ceremonial first bet on Thursday, Oct. 19, which is also when they’ll hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The sportsbook opens to the public on Oct. 20 at 10 a.m.

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan was at the groundbreaking last December. He said there was a time when he couldn’t envision a sportsbook opening at the site of one of the Tour’s venues but admitted if he had, “this would have been the location I would have said.”

Well, now it’s a reality, this first-of-its-kind partnership between DraftKings and the PGA Tour. The 13,000-square-foot venue is about a 5-iron away from the TPC Scottsdale clubhouse. The sea of fans that descend on the WM Phoenix Open next February won’t have a difficult time finding the place.

There will be 40 betting kiosks, seven ticket windows and 3,400-square feet of video walls showing that day’s sports action. There’s also a dining area and a huge sports bar that opens up to a patio with cabanas and firepits.

Ron Price, COO of the PGA Tour, and Jennifer Aguiar, DraftKings Chief Compliance Officer, are scheduled to be in attendance along with Fitzgerald. Former ESPN personality Mike Golic will emcee the event.

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5 Cardinals named best to wear their uniform number in NFL history

Larry Fitzgerald headlines five former Cardinals who were the best to wear their uniform number in history

The NFL offseason brings innumerable lists and rankings. It is just what happens when there are no NFL happenings.

Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar put together a list of the player in NFL history that was the best for each uniform number.

Several players who played for the Arizona or St. Louis Cardinals made the cut. Check them out below.

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100 days till Cardinals’ season opener: Stats for No. 100

Here are a few “100” stats as the Cardinals are 100 days from their season opener.

We have officially made it to the final 100 days off the offseason. The Arizona Cardinals will kick off the 2023 regular season in 100 days on September 10 on the road against the Washington Commanders.

It will be the official beginning of the Jonathan Gannon era as head coach.

In our countdown until the start of the season, we will give you notable stats in Cardinals history related to the number of the day.

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Larry Fitzgerald stumps for his Cardinals to hire Sean Payton

There aren’t many former Cardinals more popular than Larry Fitzgerald, so it’s noteworthy that he’s stumping for Sean Payton to be Arizona’s new head coach:

There aren’t many former Arizona Cardinals more popular than Larry Fitzgerald, so it’s noteworthy that he’s all aboard the campaign to bring Sean Payton to the desert. Fitzgerald has busied himself in his post-playing career as an investor and media personality, buying a minority ownership stake in the Phoenix Suns and joining ESPN’s Monday night Countdown pregame show, and he recently appeared on Arizona Sports Bickley and Marotta radio show to stump for Payton as the new head coach of the Cardinals.

“To me, it’s really a no-brainer,” Fitzgerald began, “If you really want to build the foundation for success for a very long time, Sean Payton has done that for quite awhile in New Orleans and years before then. He’s a franchise-changing aspect. He’s going to be expensive, you have to give compensation up to the New Orleans Saints, but if you’re trying to change the conversation, he’s a guy that has the ability to do that.”

Fitzgerald pointed to the work Payton did in reviving Drew Brees’ career and in developing talented players throughout his years in New Orleans, especially in finding diamonds in the rough: “Guys that you haven’t heard of from smaller schools, being able to develop them, develop coaches. He checks a lot of boxes when you’re talking about somebody who can change the fortunes of an organization.”

That’s quite an endorsement. We’ll find out soon whether Cardinals ownership agrees — Payton said Sunday that he expects to know more from each of the teams he’s met with “in the next week” during an appearance on the FOX Sports NFL Sunday pregame show. Let’s see if he gets the news he (and Fitzgerald) may be hoping for.

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Stephen Curry, Justin Timberlake and Serena Williams lead A-list investors in Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TMRW Sports

The group boasts 113 F1 wins, 40 Emmy Awards, 26 Grand Slams, 21 Olympic medals and 8 MVP titles.

The star-studded combination of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy aren’t the only big names involved in TMRW Sports.

The pair are founders of the new company – pronounced “tomorrow sports” – that will focus on “building technology-focused ventures that feature progressive approaches to sports, media, and entertainment.”

Seven-time world champion and Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton was announced as the first name in a strong list of strategic investors on Tuesday, and the full list was released on Wednesday morning.

“From the very beginning our plan has been to partner with the best-in-class in every way imaginable and Tiger, Rory, and I value the support of this unrivaled team of investors, advisors, and ambassadors who believe in our vision to harness technology to create progressive approaches to sports,” said Mike McCarley, CEO and also a founder of TMRW Sports.

Here’s who else is involved.

F1

  • Alex Albon: Williams Racing driver
  • Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes driver
  • Lando Norris: McLaren driver
  • Carlos Sainz: Ferrari driver
  • Mark Webber: retired driver and 9-time F1 Grand Prix winner

NFL

  • Josh Allen: Buffalo Bills quarterback
  • Kelvin Beachum: Arizona Cardinals lineman
  • Larry Fitzgerald: retired Arizona Cardinals wide receiver
  • Tony Romo: retired Dallas Cowboys quarterback, CBS Sports analyst

Entertainment

  • Justin Timberlake: 10-time Grammy Award and 4-time Emmy Award winner

Tennis

  • Andy Murray: 3-time Grand Slam Singles Champion, 2-time Olympic Gold Medalist
  • Serena Williams: retired 23-time Grand Slam Singles Champion, 4-time Olympic Medalist

Gaming

  • Tyler “Ninja” Blevins: professional gamer and entertainment personality

NBA/WNBA

  • Stephen Curry: Golden State Warriors, 4-time NBA Champion, 2-time NBA MVP
  • Andre Iguodala: Golden State Warriors, 4-time NBA Champion
  • Chris Paul: Phoenix Suns, 12-time NBA All-Star
  • Jayson Tatum: Boston Celtics, 3-time NBA All-Star in first five years
  • Diana Taurasi: Phoenix Mercury, 3-time WNBA champion, 2-time WNBA Finals MVP

Soccer

  • Jozy Altidore: MLS, New England Revolution, 2-time U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year
  • Gareth Bale: MLS, Los Angeles FC, 3-time Champions League winner in Europe
  • Servando Carrasco: retired MLS player, married to Alex Morgan
  • Alex Morgan: NWLS, San Diego Wave FC, 2-time World Cup champion

MLB

  • Shohei Ohtani: Los Angeles Angels, AL MVP and AP Athlete of the Year in 2021
  • Trea Turner: Los Angeles Dodgers, World Series champion

NHL

  • Sidney Crosby: Pittsburgh Penguins, 2-time MVP and 3-time Stanley Cup champion

Surfing

  • Kanoa Igarashi: World Surf League, Olympic silver medalist

The institutional investment was co-led by Connect Ventures and 25madison Ventures.

The group of business leader investors includes the likes of Arthur Blank (Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta United and PGA Tour Superstore owner), David Blitzer (ownership of Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Devils, Cleveland Guardians, Real Salt Lake), John Henry (Fenway Sports Group owner), Steve Nash (former NBA MVP and coach), Kevin Warren (Big Ten commissioner), Jimmy Dunne (Seminole Golf Club president), Dick Ebersol (former NBC Sports chairman) and Alexis Ohanian (Reddit founder).

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Larry Fitzgerald joining ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Countdown’ pregame team

Former Cardinals legend Larry Fitzgerald now will add television broadcast analyst to his post-football resume.

Former Arizona Cardinals legend Larry Fitzgerald has never formally announced his retirement from the NFL, but he clearly has moved on from his playing days.

He is adding television broadcast analyst to his resume.

According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, Fitzgerald is joining ESPN’s “Monday Night Countdown” pregame coverage for their weekly Monday night broadcast.

Fitzgerald will not participate on the program full-time, though. He is slated to be on it five to seven times this coming season.

He will make his debut in Week 1 as the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks play on Monday night to close out the league’s Week 1 schedule.

Since he last played in 2020 with the Cardinals, Fitzgerald has had a role as minority owner of the Phoenix Suns, has a podcast with Tom Brady and Jim Gray and now adds television work.

Fitzgerald, known for his class and dignity in everything he said about football, will now have a venue to give potentially strong opinions about players, coaches and play in general before games. We will see if he does or if he remains more guarded in his opinions.

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