Larry Fitzgerald

At 40 years old, Larry Fitzgerald has this physical status:

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 played college football at Pittsburgh, where he earned unanimous All-America recognition.

He was drafted by the Cardinals in third place in the 2004 NFL Draft. Fitzgerald has been selected eleven times for the Pro Bowl.

In 2008 and 2011, he was named First-Team All-Pro and Second-Team All-Pro twice, as well as second-team All-Pro twice.

He is currently second in NFL career receiving yards, second in career receptions, and sixth in receiving touchdowns as of September 29, 2019.

Early years

Fitzgerald, adolescent, spent time with the Minnesota Vikings under new coach Dennis Green. In a 2015 interview, Fitzgerald said, "You know just being around your childhood heroes." "Coach Green gave me the opportunity of a lifetime to be around Cris Carter, Warren Moon, Joey Browner, Randy Moss, and Robert Smith. I can go on and on. It was really an eye-opening experience for a 14-year-old and 15-year-old to see their work ethic and dedication to their craft. It was like on-the-job training."

Fitzgerald attended and played high school football at the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, Minnesota. He was a two-time All-State wide receiver while on the track. Fitzgerald did not qualify for football as a freshman, so he spent a year at Valley Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvania.

Personal life

Larry Fitzgerald Sr., Fitzgerald's father, is a sports reporter for the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder. He was expected to be the first reporter to cover his own son in a Super Bowl when he covered it at Super Bowl XLIII. While being treated for breast cancer in 2003, Fitzgerald's mother, Carol, died of a brain hemorrhage. Larry Fitzgerald was accused of domestic assault against Angela Nazario, who had requested a letter of protection against him in the 2008 season.

Fitzgerald earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Phoenix in 2016, fulfilling a pledge he made to his mother that he would finish his education. Since graduating, he has been a paid spokesperson for the University of Phoenix. Fitzgerald is an avid traveler who has visited over a hundred countries. He has two sons.

Fitzgerald began a friendship with Arizona Senator John McCain, and spoke at the U.S. senator and Presidential candidate's memorial service in Phoenix on August 30, 2018.

Fitzgerald acquired a minority interest in the Phoenix Suns on January 22, 2020, becoming a partial team owner. Fitzgerald is now the second active NFL player after Aaron Rodgers to own a franchise in the NBA. Robert Sarver, the franchise owner, has had a long association with him since 2005, with him becoming more influential and involved with the Suns since 2018. His role with the Suns includes serving as an advisor and consultant for both the Suns' company and basketball staff, as well as a player advisor for both the Suns and Phoenix Mercury, the Suns' WNBA franchise.

Fitzgerald is a long-established venture investor, having invested in 40 to 50 companies as of October 2019. Fitzgerald converted his passion to travel into a tourism business that he owns, staging trips in a variety of countries.

Fitzgerald is a long-serving chess player and is a board member of First Move Chess. He appeared in the semifinals to eventual champion Chidobe Awuzi at Chess.com, a fast tournament for NFL players where he lost to eventual champion Chidobe Awuzi.

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College career

Fitzgerald played for the University of Pittsburgh, where he was a member of the Pittsburgh Panthers football team under head coach Walt Harris. He was widely regarded as one of the best wide receivers in college football from 2002 to 2003.

Fitzgerald was an instant contributor in his freshman year. In the 14-12 loss, he had ten receptions for 103 yards in his second game of the season against #20 Texas A&M. In the 37-19 victory over Toledo, he had six receptions for 121 yards and his first two collegiate touchdowns. Fitzgerald won by five receptions for 105 yards and three touchdowns against #3 Virginia Tech on November 2, which was another stellar outing against #28. In the 24–17 loss, he had 11 receptions for 159 yards and two touchdowns against #24 West Virginia. Pitt finished with an 8–4 record and qualified for a bowl game. Fitzgerald had five receptions for 88 yards and a touchdown in the 38-13 victory over Oregon State in the 2002 Insight Bowl. Fitzgerald had a Big-East conference record of 69 receptions for 1,005 yards and twelve touchdowns in 2002.

Fitzgerald had a stellar sophomore season in 2003. In a 43–3 victory, he started his campaign against Kent State with six receptions for 123 yards and three touchdowns. In the 42–21 victory over Ball State, he had seven receptions for 124 yards and two touchdowns. Fitzgerald put out a good showing in the 35-31 loss to Toledo, with 12 receptions for 201 yards and a touchdown. Fitzgerald played in his fourth straight game against Texas A&M with seven receptions for 135 yards and three touchdowns in the 37-26 win. He was arrested under 100 yards for the first time against Notre Dame two weeks later, but in the 20-14 loss, he had five receptions for 79 yards and two touchdowns. Fitzgerald was able to bounce back in the next game against Rutgers with eight receptions for a season-high 207 yards and two touchdowns. Fitzgerald's hot streak continued in the upcoming game against Syracuse, where he had eight receptions for 149 yards and two touchdowns in the 34-14 victory. Fitzgerald's appearance against the Orange was his fourth straight game with at least two touchdowns.

Fitzgerald won by seven receptions for 156 yards and a touchdown in a 24-13 victory over Boston College in November. In the 31–28 upset victory over #5 Virginia Tech, he had eight receptions for 108 yards and a touchdown. Fitzgerald put on another good showing against West Virginia in the 52-31 loss, with nine receptions for 185 yards and two touchdowns. As the Panthers defeated Temple next week, he had seven receptions for 102 yards and two touchdowns. Fitzgerald's performance against the Owls was his sixth straight game with at least 100 receiving yards. Fitzgerald's undefeated streak came to an end against #10 Miami last week, with three receptions for 26 yards and a touchdown. Despite having a season-low yardage, Fitzgerald played his 12th straight game with at least one touchdown reception in the 2003 season, and his 18th straight game with a touchdown reception dating back to the previous season. Pitt finished with an 8-4 record in the regular season and qualified for a bowl game. Fitzgerald had five receptions for 77 yards against Virginia in the last game of his collegiate career, defeating him 23–16. For the first time in 18 collegiate games, he was suspended without a touchdown.

Fitzgerald finished the Big East conference with 92 receptions for 1,672 yards and an NCAA-leading 22 touchdowns in the 2003 season.

Fitzgerald was named as the best wide receiver in college football by the 2003 Walter Camp Award and the Touchdown Club of Columbus's Chic Harley Award, as well as the 2003 Biletnikoff Award and the Touchdown Club's Paul Warfield Award for his sophomore season. He was a unanimous All-America pick and a runner-up for the coveted Heisman Trophy in college football, and Oklahoma's Jason White received the award that year with 1,481 total points to Fitzgerald's 1,353.

Fitzgerald played 161 passes for 2,677 yards and set a new Pitt record of 34 touchdowns in just 26 games during his collegiate career. He was the first player in school history with back-to-back 1,000 yards receiving seasons, and his 14 games with at least 100 yards passing broke Antonio Bryant's all-time Panthers record of 13. Fitzgerald has played in at least one touchdown reception in a row.

The University of Pittsburgh recalled Fitzgerald's No. 1 jersey on July 1, 2013. Fitzgerald was the ninth Pittsburgh player to be honoured with this award. Fitzgerald was ranked second on ESPN's list of the 50 greatest wide receivers of the last 50 years in 2021.

Professional career

Although Fitzgerald had only been playing for two years without redshirting, he petitioned the NFL to approve him in the 2004 NFL Draft after he had left his high school, Academy of Holy Angels, during his senior year to attend Valley Forge Military Academy. Fitzgerald had a waiver to allow Fitzgerald to draft as a result of his high school graduation, as Fitzgerald had argued to the NFL that the time he spent at VFMA, as well as his time at Pitt, was the minimum three years removed from high school to make him eligible for the draft. Though former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett was suing the NFL at the time to reverse the ruling (a lawsuit that Clarett later won, but it was later dismissed on appeal), the NFL ruled Fitzgerald's lawsuit was distinct from Clarett's.

Fitzgerald was drafted third overall in the 2004 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals, whose then coach, Dennis Green, knew Fitzgerald from his time as a Vikings ball boy. He was the first wide receiver to be drafted in the 2004 NFL Draft. In addition,, he was the first of six Pitt Panthers to be selected that year.

Fitzgerald made his NFL debut against the St. Louis Rams in the season opener on September 12. He had four receptions for 70 yards in the 17–10 loss. Josh McCown's first career touchdown reception was against the San Francisco 49ers in his fifth game of the season on October 10. Fitzgerald, the youngest player to play at least two touchdown receptions in a single game against the St. Louis Rams, on December 19, became the youngest player at 21 years and 110 days. Aaron Hernandez of the New England Patriots in 2010 and Mike Evans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2014 have since broken his record. In the 24-21 loss, he matched his outstanding play against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 16, where he had four receptions for 70 yards and two touchdowns.

Fitzgerald led the Cardinals to a 6–10 record in his rookie season with 59 receptions for 780 yards and eight touchdowns.

Fitzgerald led to his second straight 155 yards and a touchdown in a 42-19 loss to the New York Giants in the season opener on September 11. Fitzgerald's season was good, with the endzone in ten separate games and totaling seven games with over 100 receiving yards. Fitzgerald and the Cardinals tied for the first time in the playoffs with a 6–10 record.

Fitzgerald led the NFL in 2005 with 103 receptions for 1,409 yards, which ranked fourth in the NFL, and ten touchdowns, which ranked fifth in the league. He was voted to his first Pro Bowl. Fitzgerald formed one of the NFL's most efficient wide receiver pairings, partnering Anquan Boldin. Fitzgerald and Boldin were only the second tandem from the same team in 2005, with Herman Moore and Brett Perriman of the Detroit Lions as the first tandem, then and now, catching over 100 passes and top the 1,400-yard record.

Fitzgerald won by a 34–27 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in his third NFL season with nine receptions for 133 yards. In Week 3 16-14 loss to the St. Louis Rams, he scored his first touchdown of the season. He suffered from a hamstring injury and missed three games. In a 27–10 loss, he returned against the Dallas Cowboys on November 12 in a 27-0 loss. In a 31–26 loss, he had 11 receptions for a career-high 172 yards against the Minnesota Vikings. In the last five games, he finished out the 2006 season with four receiving touchdowns.

Fitzgerald had 69 receptions for 946 yards and six touchdowns in 2006 as the Cardinals finished the year with a 5–11 record.

Fitzgerald had ten receptions for 120 yards against the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 21–14 victory in the Cardinals' fourth game. In the 34-31 victory, he scored his first touchdown of the season against the St. Louis Rams in a nine-catch, 136-yard victory. In a 31–21 victory over the Detroit Lions on November 11, he had eight receptions for 74 yards and two touchdowns. In the 37–31 loss, he had nine receptions for 156 yards and two touchdowns against the San Francisco 49ers. In a 48-19 victory over the Rams in his regular season finale, he had 11 receptions for 171 yards and two touchdowns. Fitzgerald and the Cardinals tied for eighth place in the 8-08 series.

Fitzgerald completed 100 passes for 1,409 yards and ten touchdowns as part of his Pro Bowl career. Following the 2007 season, he signed a four-year, $40 million contract extension with Arizona. Despite being under control at the time, performance bonuses pushed the team's hand into a massive increase. In local media, Fitzgerald's numbers earned him the nickname "Sticky Fingers" and "The Best Hands in the NFL."

In terms of individual achievement and team accomplishment, Fitzgerald had a fruitful year in 2008. He had seven games over the 100-yard mark, with two games over the 150-yard mark. In addition, he had three games in which he had two touchdown passes.

Fitzgerald had 96 receptions for 1,431 yards and a league-leading 12 touchdowns during the regular season. The Cardinals finished 9-7, making the playoffs for the first time in his career.

Fitzgerald won by 30-24 over the Atlanta Falcons in his playoff debut in the Wild Card Round, with six receptions for 101 yards and a touchdown. In the 33–13 victory over the Carolina Panthers, he had eight receptions for 166 yards. Fitzgerald tied for three touchdown receptions in a playoff game during the 2008 NFL season. His three touchdown receptions were in the first half; he became the first player in NFL history to do so in a conference championship game. The NFC was represented in Super Bowl XLIII by the Eagles, Fitzgerald, and the Cardinals as a result of the 32–25 victory over the Eagles, Fitzgerald, and the Cardinals. Fitzgerald made two touchdown passes in Super Bowl XLIII. Fitzgerald had a 64-yard touchdown reception from Kurt Warner to go ahead 23-20, but the game didn't hold as the Pittsburgh Steelers scored a touchdown with just 35 seconds remaining to go ahead 27–23, the game's final score. Fitzgerald set a single postseason record of 546 receiving yards, 30 plays, and seven touchdown receptions, beating Jerry Rice's record set in the 1988-19 NFL playoffs.

Fitzgerald continued his stellar 2008 season by catching two more touchdown passes in the 2009 Pro Bowl, earning him MVP accolades. Fitzgerald had been playing at least the whole season with a fractured left thumb as well as torn cartilage in the same hand since the Pro Bowl was over. Fitzgerald is said to have suffered with this injury after November 5, 2008, when he appeared on the injury report with an injured thumb. Many analysts, including NFL Network's Jamie Dukes, rated Fitzgerald as one of the best receivers in the NFL, after his record-breaking postseason, which was capped by his Pro Bowl MVP award. For the 2008 season, he was named as a First-Team All Pro.

Fitzgerald led the Houston Texans to 28-21 victories in their fourth game of the season. In the fourth game of the season, he had five receptions for 79 yards and two touchdowns. In a 27–3 victory over the Seattle Seahawks, he had 13 receptions for 100 yards and a touchdown. In a 41–21 victory over the Chicago Bears on November 8, he had nine receptions for 123 yards and two touchdowns. In a 30–17 win over the Minnesota Vikings, he had eight receptions for 143 yards and a touchdown on December 6, he had eight receptions for 143 yards and a touchdown. He had a receiving touchdown in the last three games and ended the 2009 regular season. He had 97 receptions for 1,092 yards and a league-leading 13 touchdowns as the Cardinals went 10–6 and returned to the playoffs.

He had six receptions for 82 receiving yards and two touchdown receptions, both of which came in the third quarter against the Green Bay Packers in a 51-45 victory. The Cardinals were eliminated by the eventual Super Bowl XLIV champion New Orleans Saints by a score of 45–14 in the Divisional Round the next week. He was named to his third straight and fourth Pro Bowl appearances for his 2009 debuts.

Fitzgerald scored a go-ahead 21-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter against the St. Louis Rams in a 17-13 victory, beginning the 2010 season. In a 38–35 loss, he had six receptions for 72 yards and two touchdowns against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 31, 2013. He played in three games over 100 receiving yards on the season. Fitzgerald and the Cardinals failed to return to the playoffs with a 5–11 record.

Fitzgerald, ranked fifth in the NFL in 2010, had 90 receptions for 1,137 yards and six touchdowns in the 2010 season. He was named to his fifth Pro Bowl and his fourth in a row after the season. He was ranked 14th best player in the league by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2011.

Fitzgerald signed an 8-year, $120 million deal with the Cardinals on August 20, tying him to Richard Seymour as the fifth highest paid player in the NFL at the time.

Fitzgerald had a good season in 2011. He went over the 100-yard mark six times, including three games in which he just missed the 150-yard mark. In a 21–17 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on November 13, he had seven receptions for 146 yards and two touchdowns in Week 10. He has been named as the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts against the Eagles. In a 21-19 victory over the San Francisco 49ers just seven receptions for 149 yards and a touchdown. The Cardinals had an 8-0 record and missed the playoffs.

Fitzgerald had another stellar season, throwing 80 passes for 1,411 yards and eight touchdowns and setting a new personal record of 17.6 yards per catch. Fitzgerald's achievements were lauded by an All-Pro second-team pick as well as his sixth Pro Bowl pick. He was named as the seventh best player in the league among his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2012 list.

Fitzgerald had two games going over the 100-yard mark in the 2012 season. He had nine receptions for 114 yards to go with one touchdown against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 3.

Fitzgerald had 798 yards and four touchdowns as the Cardinals went 5–11 and missed the playoffs. He was selected to his sixth straight and seventh Pro Bowl appearance in his career. He came in 22nd among his fellow NFLers on the 2013 list of the NFL Top 100 Players of 2013.

Fitzgerald was named as the Cardinals' Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award winner in 2012 and was one of three finalists for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award.

Fitzgerald turned 30 in the offseason. Against the St. Louis Rams, he started the 2013 season with eight receptions for 80 yards and two touchdowns. He scored his first game of the season against the San Francisco 49ers in his sixth game of the season. He had six receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown in the game. He had five receptions for 52 yards and two touchdowns against the Indianapolis Colts on November 24, a rookie. Fitzgerald defeated the Rams 30-10 for 96 yards and a touchdown two weeks later. He had six receptions for 113 yards in the 49ers' regular season finale.

Fitzgerald had 82 receptions for 954 yards and ten touchdowns as the Cardinals improved to a 10–6 record from last season's 5–11. However, they did not qualify for the playoffs. He was named to his seventh straight and eighth overall Pro Bowl for his 2013 season. On the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014 list, he came in 38th among his peers.

Fitzgerald was a regular fixture of the Cardinals' offense in 2014. However, the lack of stability at the quarterback position put the team's overall success in jeopardy, as four different quarterbacks had to play for the Cardinals this year. He began his 11th professional season with the San Diego Chargers. He only had one reception for 22 yards in the game. He did not have his first touchdown of the season until the Washington Redskins' fifth game of the season. He had seven receptions for a season-high 160 yards and a touchdown against the Philadelphia Eagles on October 26, earning his third straight NFC Offensive Player of the Week accolade. He had nine receptions for 112 yards against the St. Louis Rams two weeks later.

Fitzgerald had 63 receptions for 784 yards and two touchdowns as the Cardinals went 11–5 and returned to the playoffs on the 2014 season.

Fitzgerald had three receptions for 31 yards in the 27-16 loss to the Carolina Panthers in the Wild Card Round. He was ranked 68th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2015 list.

Fitzgerald was signed to a new multi-year contract with at least $11 million backed over the next two years on February 18, 2015.

Fitzgerald had 112 receiving yards and three touchdown passes in Week 2, the first time he's done it during the regular season. For his work, he was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for the fourth time in his career. Against the San Francisco 49ers, he had nine receptions for 134 yards and two touchdowns. He had ten receptions for 130 yards against the Seattle Seahawks on November 15, 2015. He became the youngest player to reach 1,000 career receptions in Week 13; Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten joined him the 11th and 12th players to reach this milestone. In the last two games against the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks, he finished the 2015 regular season with a receiving touchdown. The Cardinals won the NFC West after finishing with a 13–3 record and beating the Nibs.

Fitzgerald had 109 catches, putting fifth in the NFL for 1,215 yards and nine touchdowns in the 2015 season. Fitzgerald was selected to the Pro Bowl for the ninth time during his career during the 2015 season. He was ranked 27th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.

Carson Palmer's rookie victory over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Divisional Round on January 16, 2016, a franchise-record 176 yards. Fitzgerald was the Cardinals' entire offense in overtime, with a 75-yard reception to open overtime and a five-yard touchdown reception from Palmer two plays later, resulting in a 26-20 victory. In the NFC Championship against the Carolina Panthers, he was held to four receptions for 30 yards. The Cardinals' season came to an end with a 49-15 loss.

Fitzgerald signed a one-year, $11 million contract extension with the Cardinals on August 5, 2016.

Fitzgerald had eight receptions for 81 yards and two touchdowns on September 11, 2016, making him the 10th player to reach 100 in career terms, defeating the New England Patriots by a 23-21 victory. In the 33–21 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, he had six receptions for 81 yards and two touchdowns in his fourth game of the season. In another good outing against the 49ers in a 23-20 victory, he had 12 receptions for 132 yards on November 13, when he had a 23-20 win. The Cardinals had a 7-0-1 record and missed the playoffs.

Fitzgerald led the NFL in receptions for the second time in 2016, with 107, and 1,023 receiving yards and six touchdowns. He went from 11th to third on the all-time reception list, and he finished ninth all-time in receiving yards on the season. He was selected to his tenth Pro Bowl appearance. He was ranked 45th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.

The 34-year-old Fitzgerald, who retired Steve Smith and Anquan Boldin at the end of 2016, was the career leader in receptions and receiving yards among active players in the 2017 season. Fitzgerald had 149 receiving yards on 13 receptions, tied for his career high, and a touchdown in a 28–17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, his highest output in almost three years. Jarvis Landry's appearance in Week 2 tied for the most receptions in a single game by any player in the 2017 season. Palmer's 19-yard sudden death touchdown gave him a 19-yard lead in overtime and defeated the San Francisco 49ers by a score of 18-15. Fitzgerald had 10 receptions for 138 yards and a touchdown in Week 38–33 victory over Tampa Bay, with ten receptions for 113 yards in Week 10 of Week 10's Thursday Night Football, replacing Antonio Brown as the only players with three games of ten or more receptions in 2017 after briefly passing Brown for the league lead in receptions. Fitzgerald signed a one-year deal with the Cardinals worth $11 million through the 2018 season on November 17, 2017. Fitzgerald had ten receptions against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 13, his fourth game in double digits, for 98 yards and his fifth touchdown. He had nine receptions for 119 yards and a touchdown against the New York Giants in Week 16. In addition,, he completed a 21-yard pass in the 23-0 win. With 109 receptions, finishing second to Jarvis Landry and eighth in the NFL with 1,156 receiving yards, he tied his career-best record, finishing second. Fitzgerald was named to his 11th Pro Bowl on December 19, 2017. However, Doug Baldwin of the Seattle Seahawks would have later announced that Fitzgerald would be drafted. The Cardinals ended with an 8-8 record and missed the playoffs. He ranked 27th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.

In a 24–6 loss to the Washington Redskins in Week 1, Fitzgerald had seven receptions for 76 yards. He failed to reach 50 yards in any of his next six games, and he did not have a touchdown reception until a Week 745–10 loss to the Denver Broncos on Thursday Night Football. He was nursing a sore hamstring. In Week 8, he had eight receptions for 102 yards with a touchdown and a two-point conversion. Fitzgerald finished second on the all-time list in Week 10, after losing six receptions for 50 yards to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 10. Fitzgerald had two catches for 23 yards against the Oakland Raiders in Week 11, which were both touchdowns in the 23–21 loss.

Fitzgerald set a new NFL record for most receptions with one team with 1,282 people in Week 14, against the Detroit Lions. The gloves he used in that game and the ball he caught were donated to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Fitzgerald threw his first touchdown pass of his NFL career in Week 16, conceding the Los Angeles Rams' eventual 31-9 loss. Fitzgerald, in addition, had six receptions for 53 yards. He played for 69 yards on a career-low 734 yards with six receiving touchdowns in the 3–13 season. Fitzgerald was ranked 60th among his fellow footballers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019.

Fitzgerald announced on January 23, 2019, that he would return for the 2019 season and also signed a one-year deal with the Cardinals. Fitzgerald intercepted eight passes for 113 yards and one touchdown against the Detroit Lions in Week 1 of Week 1, a 27–27 tie. He had five receptions for 104 yards in his first back-to-back games since Weeks 2–3 of the 2015 season, with over 100 receiving yards since Week 2-17. He defeated Tony Gonzalez for his second-most career receptions in NFL history in Week 427-10. As Christian Kirk's second season began, Fitzgerald averaged 41.9 yards on 4.4 receptions for a total of three touchdowns in the 12 games from Weeks 3 to 17.

Fitzgerald re-signed with the Cardinals on January 15, 2020, a one-year contract worth $11 million. After testing positive for the virus and being activated on December 8, Fitzgerald was put on the reserve/COVID-19 list on November 26, 2020. Fitzgerald appeared in 13 games in the 2020 season. He ended the season with a career-low 54 receptions for 409 receiving yards and one touchdown against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 15.

Fitzgerald, who had not officially announced that he was retiring, revealed on February 16, 2022, that he was not planning on returning to play in the NFL. Fitzgerald has received touchdown passes from 16 different quarterbacks during his NFL career.

On September 7, 2022, it was reported that he was on Monday Night Countdown, implying that he has officially retired.

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