Legendary Arizona Cardinal’s career is on it’s last legs

It’s been an outstanding run, but the career of Arizona Cardinals legend Larry Fitzgerald may finally be coming to an end

For the past 16 years, fans of the Arizona Cardinals could always count on one thing. Each and every fall, the great Larry Fitzgerald would be out there catching passes from whichever quarterback the organization was employing at the time. The incredibly likable wide receiver would be unstoppable on the playing field, and one of the NFL’s most classy individuals off of it.

However, anyone who has watched the former superstar play over the past few weeks can see that the present version of Fitzgerald is merely a shadow of his former self. For the first time since he was drafted, the Cards front office may finally be wondering if the $11 million they forked over to Fitzgerald this past offseason was money well spent.

Through the first quarter of the current campaign, Fitzgerald has contributed very little to the Arizona offense. In four appearances for the squad, the 37-year old has hauled in just 14 passes for a paltry 88 yards. Even more depressing is the 6.3 yards per reception that Fitzgerald has registered thus far in 2020.

For the first time since Anquan Boldin was traded back in 2010, Fitzgerald is no longer the focal point of the Cardinals scoring attack. That honor now goes to DeAndre Hopkins, the four-time Pro Bowler who was acquired back in March. The former Houston Texans draft pick has been as good as advertised, catching a league-leading 39 footballs for 397 yards and a touchdown for the Cards.

Fitzgerald still has 12 matchups left in the season to prove that he still has some gas left in the tank. The third-overall selection of the 2004 draft is one of the hardest workers in professional football, so writing him off so early could be a mistake. There would be nothing more thrilling than to see some of that Fitzgerald magic return before the year is over.

But for now, it’s the Hopkins show, with a little bit of all the other Arizona pass-catchers sprinkled in. As tough as it may be to accept, Fitzgerald is now nothing more than a part of that supporting cast. As the old saying goes, all good things must come to an end.