> The Arizona Cardinals Football Club today announced that the team will honor Hall of Fame wide receiver **LARRY FITZGERALD** at halftime of its October 25th game vs. the Denver Broncos presented by Gila River Resorts & Casinos.
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> In a ceremony that day, Fitzgerald will be placed in the team’s Ring of Honor and also have his jersey number (11) retired.
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> “No one who has ever worn a Cardinals uniform is more deserving of this honor,” said Cardinals owner **MICHAEL BIDWILL**. “His excellence on the field was only surpassed by the way he represented our team and our community off of it. We are all grateful for the opportunity to recognize Larry in this way and for our fans to celebrate all he has meant to our franchise and the state of Arizona.”
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> Fitzgerald will be just the sixth player in franchise history to have his number retired - joining S Larry Wilson (8), S Pat Tillman (40), T Stan Maudlin (77), TE J.V. Cain (88) and HB/DB Marshall Goldberg (99) – and the 20th member of the Cardinals Ring of Honor.
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> Selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026, Fitzgerald became just the eighth wide receiver ever selected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. He joined Raymond Berry, Lance Alworth, Paul Warfield, Steve Largent, Jerry Rice, Randy Moss and Calvin Johnson
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> Taken by Arizona with the third overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft, Fitzgerald spent all 17 NFL seasons (2004-20) with the Cardinals and finished his career as the franchise all-time leader in games played (263), receptions (1,432), receiving yards (17,492) and touchdowns (121). His 263 games played are the most in NFL history by a wide receiver with a single team.
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> Fitzgerald ranks second in NFL history behind only Hall of Famer Jerry Rice in career receptions and receiving yards and sixth in career TD receptions. Rice (13) is also the only wide receiver in league history selected to more Pro Bowls than Fitzgerald (11).
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> Below are more highlights from Fitzgerald’s historic career: