Highlights
- The Cardinals will retire Larry Fitzgerald's No. 11 and induct him into the Ring of Honor at halftime of the Oct. 25 game against Denver.
- Fitzgerald was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 8 in Canton, Ohio, as part of the 2026 class.
- He finished second all-time in NFL receptions (1,432) and receiving yards (17,492) across a 17-year career entirely with Arizona.
- Fitzgerald will become the 20th member of the Cardinals Ring of Honor and the sixth player to have his number retired by the franchise.
Two days after his enshrinement in Canton, Larry Fitzgerald Jr. is getting his number hung in the rafters. The Arizona Cardinals announced Monday that they will retire Fitzgerald's No. 11 jersey and induct him into the team's Ring of Honor during a halftime ceremony at their Oct. 25 home game against the Denver Broncos.
"No one who has ever worn a Cardinals uniform is more deserving of this honor," Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill said in the team's announcement. "His excellence on the field was only surpassed by the way he represented our team and our community off it."
Fitzgerald will become the sixth Cardinals player to have his jersey retired, joining safety Larry Wilson (No. 8), safety Pat Tillman (No. 40), tackle Stan Maudlin (No. 77), tight end J.V. Cain (No. 88), and halfback/defensive back Marshall Goldberg (No. 99). He will also become the 20th member of the Cardinals Ring of Honor.
The ceremony follows Fitzgerald's Aug. 8 induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, where he was part of the 2026 class alongside quarterback Drew Brees and kicker Adam Vinatieri. He was only the eighth wide receiver inducted in his first year of eligibility.
Fitzgerald was drafted No. 3 overall out of the University of Pittsburgh in 2004 and spent his entire 17-year career with Arizona. He finished as the franchise's all-time leader in games played (263), receptions (1,432), receiving yards (17,492), and touchdowns (121), and was named to 11 Pro Bowls. USA Today and azcentral both covered his Hall of Fame induction.
His signature moment came in Super Bowl XLIII, when he scored a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter before the Pittsburgh Steelers rallied for a 27-23 win. That postseason, he set a single-postseason record with 546 receiving yards. He stepped away after the 2020 season without a formal retirement announcement.
The halftime ceremony is scheduled for Oct. 25 at State Farm Stadium.
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