Fitzgerald returned the feelings and compliment in Peterson’s direction when he was asked if he could envision teaming up with Peterson either now, or back when the team had a chance to grab him nine years ago. This feature requires Season Plus subscription. It’ll be cool. As big as this game is for Fitzgerald and the Cardinals on Thursday night in terms of playoff seeding, from a personal perspective, it doesn’t have the same luster to Fitzgerald as it was the first few times he faced Minnesota back in 2006 and 2008. “He’s just a high-class guy that does it the right way and is a true professional and a guy that I’ve looked up to for a long time.”. You couldn’t have made the schedule any better to see exactly where we are heading into the playoffs.”. Become a Stathead . Many players have talent; not many play for nearly two decades. His success comes as no surprise. TEMPE, Ariz. – Being a Minnesota native, Larry Fitzgerald grew up in and around the Vikings organization, serving as a ball boy for the team during Dennis Green’s tenure as head coach. In similar circumstances, we’ve witnessed several elite players act in a manner that was ingenuous. Larry Fitzgerald is the only NFL player since 1950 to have a streak of 4 straight playoff games with 100+ receiving yards and a TD catch. Being from AZ, I’ve always been a huge Cardinals fan. Now as a 27 year old man it continues to be one of my favorite memories. “I always mess with (Cardinals general manager) Steve (Keim), (and) I’m like, ‘Steve, we should’ve just took him with the fifth pick a couple years back, we might have a couple Super Bowls right now.’”, “Just watching Adrian (Peterson), and seeing the success he’s been able to have, people were (asking) if he still had it, and I think he’s been outstanding,” Fitzgerald said. #ShockTheWorld, TSFJ.com is exclusively managed by GrowthLeads Limited, For any editorial inquiries: He showed up 15 minutes after we closed, checked the door was locked and got back in his car and started to leave. Put another way, he’s gone from chasing balls on the sideline to pulling down amazing passes in bounds en route to a gold jacket in Canton. Press J to jump to the feed. Got the chance to meet Larry when I was working at a child play center. Exactly what I was thinking lol guy really deserves a ring. He just goes about his business and plays. “I’d be lying to you if I told you I didn’t root for them and all my buddies on the team they have there in (Vikings quarterback) Teddy (Bridgewater), and (Vikings running back) Adrian (Peterson), and (Vikings tight end) Kyle Rudolph, and a bunch of guys that I talk to a lot. There wasn’t a shirtless rendition of P90X in the driveway of his home. Columbus, Ohio born. “It’s kind of a dream come true to be on the same field as him,” receiver Chad Beebe said. Bill Belichick gave the ultimate praise to Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald. He says he had dreams and aspirations of being in the league, and hopefully one day a Super Bowl champion and a Hall of Famer, but he was just trying to get those greats to rub off some of that greatness on him. It's rare that they do these for active players from what I've seen. Larry Darnell Fitzgerald Jr. (born August 31, 1983) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He acted like that was fine and thanked us all. He’s not the fastest guy; he just knows how to get open and catch the ball. That feeling hasn’t worn off for Thielen, even though Fitzgerald is now closer to a friend than an idol. “Just the productivity that he’s had is something that every young kid wants to emulate. Rushmore of wide receivers. “There’s so many things that have to bounce you way to be able to make it, and to be able to have some sustainability,” Fitzgerald said. here. OK. Dane Mizutani is from Hawaii and somehow ended up covering the Wild in the State of Hockey. I think not.

With his superhuman ability to catch just about anything thrown his way, Fitz was clearly born to join the pecking order of NFL wide receivers.

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