Highlights
- The Arizona Cardinals will retire wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald's No. 11 and induct him into the team's Ring of Honor.
- The ceremony is scheduled for the Cardinals' home game against the Denver Broncos.
- Fitzgerald, a 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, finished his career with 1,432 receptions, 17,492 yards, and 121 touchdowns across 17 seasons.
- No. 11 will become only the sixth retired number in the Cardinals' 124-year history.
The Arizona Cardinals will retire Larry Fitzgerald's No. 11 and induct the wide receiver into the team's Ring of Honor during their home game against the Denver Broncos, the team announced Monday.
The honor caps a summer that already saw Fitzgerald enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He spent all 17 of his NFL seasons with the Cardinals after being drafted third overall in 2004, finishing with 1,432 receptions for 17,492 yards and 121 touchdowns, numbers that rank among the best in league history. He was an 11-time Pro Bowl selection and led the NFL in receptions and receiving touchdowns twice each. In the Cardinals' 2008 Super Bowl run, he caught 7 passes for 127 yards and 2 touchdowns.
No. 11 will join a short list. The Cardinals have retired only five jersey numbers across their 124-year history, making Fitzgerald's the sixth. The most recent comparison point is Larry Wilson's No. 8, retired in recognition of a career that included intercepting a pass against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1965 while playing with two broken hands.
Fitzgerald has been characteristically precise about his status since stepping away after the 2020 season. He has said he does not believe in retirement and will not use the word, preferring to describe the transition as moving into different life phases. The Cardinals' number retirement makes the question largely academic.
Game date and kickoff time against the Broncos have not been announced in the team's release.
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