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Bruce Arians says he pitched Larry Fitzgerald on joining Bucs last season
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Newly named Tampa Bay Buccaneers Senior Soccer Guide Bruce Arians appeared on Arizona Sports activities 98.7 Wednesday to debate the staff’s run for a back-to-back Tremendous Bowl in 2021.
A serious velocity bump on their path to the postseason turned the erosion of their receiving corps late within the season. A lot in order that Arians had reached out to Arizona Cardinals legend Larry Fitzgerald to pitch him on becoming a member of the Buccaneers.
As relayed by Bob McManaman, Fitz instructed Arians that he “couldn’t run two performs proper now.” Whereas grateful for the supply, the 38-year-old wideout sounded agency about sticking to his unofficial retirement from the NFL.
Larry Fitzgerald #11 of the Arizona Cardinals stands on the sideline throughout a preseason Nationwide Soccer League sport towards the Denver Broncos at Broncos Stadium at Mile Excessive on August 29, 2019 in Denver, Colorado.
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Arians’s time with the Cardinals as the top coach left the lifeline open, however Fitzgerald merely wasn’t in any form to leap again into soccer.
Fitzgerald has but to see the sphere since enjoying within the 2020-21 season when he amassed a career-low 409 receiving yards that 12 months.
CARDINALS’ LARRY FITZGERALD SAYS HE DOESN’T HAVE ‘THE URGE TO PLAY RIGHT NOW’
Arizona Cardinals large receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) runs the ball within the first quarter towards the St. Louis Rams at College of Phoenix Stadium on Dec 8, 2013.
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The Bucs’ receiving woes started when wideout Chris Godwin was sidelined for the 12 months on account of an ACL / MCL harm in Week 15.
One other receiver that Tampa Bay’s offense was challenged to account for within the postseason was former Bucs receiver, Antonio Brown.
Brown performed his last sport for Tampa Bay in Week 17 after a sideline tirade led to his eventual nixing from the staff.
Antonio Brown #81 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers carries the ball towards the protection of the New York Jets within the third quarter of the sport at MetLife Stadium on January 02, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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Regardless of Tampa’s want for an adept third goal, with Tom Brady-favorite Rob Gronkowski noncommittal to soccer subsequent season, Brown states that the window for a reunion is seemingly shut.
“I don’t assume that’s a risk,” Brown mentioned, by way of Sports activities Illustrated. “How issues had been dealt with. How I used to be dealt with regarding the harm. [They] simply weren’t ready to make use of me for my worth. My true worth.”
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