Some fans are going to have to let the #FreeLarryFitzgerald mantra go because he keeps resigning with the Arizona Cardinals so obviously he wants to be there. The star wide receiver has agreed to a new two-year contract that will keep him in Arizona.
Larry Fitzgerald’s deal is reportedly for $11 million and saves the Cardinals $13 million in the first season.
Cardinals general manager Steve Keim announced the deal Wednesday at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis.
The Cardinals previously had said that one of their top offseason priorities was restructuring Fitzgerald’s current contract. The eight-time Pro Bowler was scheduled to make $16 million next season.
Cardinals president Michael Bidwill said last week that the team hoped to acquire a high-profile free agent with the salary-cap space freed up by reworking Fitzgerald’s deal.
Fitzgerald, 31, has spent his entire 11-year career with the Cardinals and is the franchise’s all-time leader in every major receiving category.
But Fitzgerald’s production has declined drastically over the past three seasons. He had just 784 receiving yards — his lowest total since his rookie year — and a career-low two touchdowns in 2014.
