The Facts: It's no secret that Fitzgerald is closer to the end of his career than the beginning. Still, appearing on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM Tuesday, Fitzgerald said he has not really thought about the possibility of this being his last season playing in the NFL. "When I committed to doing two more years, I'm focused on two," Fitzgerald said. "After the (upcoming) season — hopefully it's in February — I'll sit down with my family and think about it, what I want to do moving forward, but it's been a great run and I really enjoy being in this community and playing for this organization."
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The 32-year-old is set to enter his 13th NFL season since the Cardinals chose him third overall in the 2004 draft, and after 186 regular season games and another nine postseason contests (plus whatever action he’s received in preseason), no one would blame him if he walked away in the near future. He signed a two-year, $22 million contract in Feb. 2015. He then went on to post one of the best seasons of his career, catching a career-high 109 passes for 1,215 yards with nine touchdowns. His performance in the team’s Divisional Round playoff win over Green Bay, in which he caught eight passes for 176 yards and one touchdown, is the stuff of legends. If this is it for him, however, he has no plans to go out the same way other sports legends have, with so-called retirement tours during their final seasons. “I’m just not like that,” he said. “You won’t hear from me; I’d probably just say thank you and keep it moving." Should Fitzgerald’s 2016 be as successful as his 2015 was, it’s a little difficult to see him calling it quits.