NFL Network: A Football Life to Feature Pro Bowl Wide Receiver Larry Fitzgerald
'Larry Fitzgerald: A Football Life' Premieres Friday, November 10 at 9:00 PM ET
"Time is the most valuable asset we all have." – Larry Fitzgerald
NFL Network's Emmy-nominated series A Football Life continues Friday, November 10 at 9:00 PM ET with a profile of Arizona Cardinals 10-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald. The one-hour show produced by NFL Films features sit-down interviews with Fitzgerald, current teammates Carson Palmer and David Johnson, former teammates Kurt Warner and Adrian Wilson, Pro Football Hall of Famer Cris Carter, Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians and more.
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In life and on the football field, Larry Fitzgerald has accomplished nearly everything. Fitzgerald has been selected to 10 Pro Bowls, and with more than 1100 receptions he ranks third on the NFL's all-time list. Yet the one thing on his list he hasn't checked off is holding the Lombardi Trophy. Larry Fitzgerald: A Football Lifeexamines Fitzgerald's impact on and off the field during his 14-year career and his remarkable football life.
Among the topics discussed in Larry Fitzgerald: A Football Life are:
Larry's struggle with his grades and his time at Valley Forge Military Academy that fueled his motivation to make it to college and the NFL
His time serving as a ball boy for the Minnesota Vikings as a teenager and learning from the likes ofRandy Moss and Hall of Famer Cris Carter
How he coped with the death of his mother while he was a student at the University of Pittsburgh and how he honors her today
His love of traveling and visiting 96 countries
His incredible playoff run leading to Super Bowl XLIII
Reinventing himself as a slot receiver after Bruce Arians became the Cardinals head coach
How his philanthropic work earned him the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year Award following the 2016 season
Emmy-nominated actor Josh Charles narrates.
Larry Fitzgerald: A Football Life includes interviews with the following people and more:
Larry Fitzgerald
Larry Fitzgerald Sr. – Father
Ron Wolfley – Cardinals radio analyst
Steve Keim – Cardinals general manager
Carson Palmer – Cardinals quarterback
Adrian Wilson – Former Cardinals safety
David Johnson – Cardinals running back
Cris Carter – Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver
Bruce Arians – Cardinals head coach
Todd Haley – Former Cardinals offensive coordinator
John McCain – U.S. Senator/Arizona
Michael Bidwill – Cardinals President
Ike Taylor – Former Steelers cornerback
Richard Sherman – Seahawks cornerback
Mike Pendino – High School Coach
Mark Dalton – Cardinals Senior Vice President, Media Relations
Provided below are some select quotes from Larry Fitzgerald: A Football Life:
- "Time is the most valuable asset we all have. It's the most valuable asset because no one knows how much you have of it." – Larry Fitzgerald
- "Larry is living legend." – Ron Wolfley
- "He's not your 2017 superstar…He's a throwback; the way he carries himself and the way he acts, the teammate that he is." – Carson Palmer
- "He's got the whole 180. He sees everything. And he might be the most thoughtful person I have ever met." –Mark Dalton
- "He's in the Matrix. Nobody is stopping him right now." – Ike Taylor
- "The thing I appreciated about him the most was after that first conversation when he told me 'I'm good enough Kurt,' that he spent the rest of his career looking to be the best in everything that he did." – Kurt Warner
- "I don't know of a professional athlete that has devoted so much time and effort to other people and causes as Larry Fitzgerald." – John McCain
- "I can't tell you how gratifying it's been over all these years walking through airports or somewhere shopping and somebody tell you that your son really touched them or what a great person he is." – Larry Fitzgerald Sr.
This year, the 13-episode season of the highly-acclaimed series A Football Life airs Friday at 9:00 PM ET.Below is a broadcast schedule for the remaining episodes of A Football Life:
November 17 – Eddie George
November 24 – Joe Gibbs
December 1 – Jerry Jones
December 8 – Aeneas Williams
December 15 – John Randle
December 22 – Lynn Swann & John Stallworth