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PHOENIX (AP) — That Hall of Fame slot will have to stay vacant for a while. Larry Fitzgerald isn’t ready to hang up the cleats just yet.The receiver http://www.packerscheapstore.com/elgton-jenkins-jersey-cheap , whose career statistics rank among the best ever to play the game, has signed a one-year contract to return for a 16th season with the Arizona Cardinals.“No player has meant more to this franchise or this community than Larry Fitzgerald,” team President Michael Bidwill said Wednesday in the news release announcing the signing.Fitzgerald explained his decision in an Instagram post.“A fire burned inside of me my rookie year,” he wrote, “a desire, over all else, to be great. To excel on the field. To impact the lives of others off of it. I’m grateful that the fire still burns just as bright today, and that this organization has let me chase that fire for well over a decade.”Fitzgerald continued: “Nothing excites me more than continuing to chase greatness with everyone here on and off the field.”Fitzgerald, who will be 36 before the next season begins, may have been enticed by the hiring of Kliff Kingsbury to replace the fired Steve Wilks. Kingsbury will bring his “air raid” offense from Texas Tech, where he coached for six seasons, and brought in veteran assistant coach Tom Clements to work with quarterback Josh Rosen, who had a rocky rookie season.In recent years, State Farm Stadium rocked with chants of “Lar-ry! Lar-ry!” after one of his inevitable big plays. Probably no sports figure in Arizona has been as well-loved as No. 11.Bidwill said in an interview with the team’s flagship radio station, 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station Jace Sternberger Jersey , that he believes Kingsbury’s hiring helped lure Fitzgerald back.“I think they had a great conversation and he’s excited about focusing on the offense,” Bidwill said. “Obviously, he was very disappointed as all of us were in 2018. He bleeds Cardinal red. He wants to be part of getting this turned around. It’s exciting he was able to make a quick decision and get right to it.”Arizona went 3-13 last season, the worst record in the NFL and matching the worst for the Cardinals since the franchise moved to the desert from St. Louis 30 years ago. The Cardinals finished last in the league in total offense, passing and rushing.Consequently, it was a down year for Fitzgerald statistically, too. After three straight 100-catch seasons, Fitzgerald had 69 receptions for 734 yards and six touchdowns. He did, however, throw his first career TD pass, against the Rams in the next-to-last game of the season.Fitzgerald has been remarkably durable in his career. He’s caught a pass in 227 consecutive games, the second-longest such streak in NFL history.He passed more milestones last season.With 16,279 yards receiving, Fitzgerald passed Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for second (behind Jerry Rice) on the NFL career list. With 1,303 career catches http://www.packerscheapstore.com/dexter-williams-jersey-cheap , he passed Rice for most receptions for one team in his career. By playing in the season finale at Seattle, Fitzgerald tied kicker Jim Bakken for most games by a Cardinal at 234.Fitzgerald needs 23 catches to pass Antonio Gates into second (again behind Rice) in career receptions.Drafted No. 3 overall by the Cardinals out of Pittsburgh in 2004, Fitzgerald has never indicated a desire to play anywhere else, despite the intermittent struggles of the team.He’s caught passes from 19 quarterbacks during his time in Arizona, with the most memorable years coming when he was paired with Kurt Warner and Carson Palmer.He’s been at his best in the postseason.No one has matched his record of 942 yards receiving in his first nine playoff games. He has five 100-yard receiving games in the postseason, an NFL-best three of at least 150 yards.At the news conference announcing his hiring, the 49-year-old Kingsbury was asked about trying to woo Fitzgerald back for another season.“What a great role model, what a great leader to have on your team,” Kingsbury said at the time, “and I would be honored to work with him. He’s a guy I’ve admired from afar for a long time.”Fitzgerald earned $11 million each of the past two years and this deal probably is about the same.“I don’t want to push Larry, I want him to come to his own decision,” Bidwill said. “When he was ready . we did the deal. Was over at his house signing it on his kitchen table yesterday morning before he left town.”It’s been a good month for Fitzgerald. Last week, while playing golf with former President Barack Obama, he hit a hole in one.Now Fitzgerald, who shared the NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year award with Eli Manning in 2016 Josh Allen Jersey , will probably be off soon on one of his trademark trips to some faraway part of the world.Most importantly for the Cardinals and their fans, he’ll be back when summer workouts begin. RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Forgive Seattle general manager John Schneider for being a bit antsy going into this NFL draft. In fact, the Seahawks boss may be downright annoyed at having just four picks.Seattle’s four selections entering the draft — picks in the first, third, fourth and fifth rounds — are on track to be the fewest the Seahawks have ever made, behind making five picks in 1994 and 1997. The Seahawks’ first selection is set to be at No. 21 in the first round, but no one expects them to stay there. It’s not Schneider’s style, and especially in a year when moving back once, twice, maybe even three times could land Seattle the second- and third-day picks it truly covets.But for now, it’s just four spots Schneider has to fill. For all the jokes he may tell about wanting to put a sticker up saying “Duane Brown” when the second round comes around and there’s no pick for Seattle to make, the lack of picks entering the draft is unlike anything Schneider and his staff have faced in their tenure.Seattle has never made fewer than eight selections during Schneider’s regime.Seattle lost its second-round pick when it acquired Brown from Houston during the 2017 season. Its sixth-round pick was sent to Green Bay last summer for backup quarterback Brett Hundley, and its seventh-round pick was traded to Oakland for safety Shalom Luani.What makes it more troubling for Seattle to swallow is the apparent success of last year’s draft. Seattle found itself starters in cornerback Tre Flowers, punter Michael Dickson and tight end Will Dissly http://www.jaguarscheapstore.com/jawaan-taylor-jersey-cheap , and saw flashes of potential from running back Rashaad Penny and pass rusher Jacob Martin.As it stands now, the Seahawks don’t have the depth of picks to miss on any of their selections.Here are other things to watch about the Seahawks draft:TRADING PLACESThe Seahawks have made a billion draft trades during Schneider’s tenure. That’s an exaggeration, but Seattle is typically one of the more active teams during the draft trying to acquire more picks in specific segments.They may be even more active this year because of the lack of picks. That No. 21 selection in the first round very likely could become a spot later in the round or more likely early in the second so Seattle can land more mid-round selections. Seattle hasn’t chosen in its original first-round position since 2011, when it selected offensive lineman James Carpenter.In each of the past three years Seattle has made three trades during the draft to either grab more picks or move up in later rounds.VETERAN INFLUENCEOne of Seattle’s big questions is contract situations. The Seahawks got one potential headache solved when they signed quarterback Russell Wilson to a four-year extension that makes him the highest-paid player in the NFL. But that doesn’t solve all the lingering issues. Defensive end Frank Clark is set to play under the franchise tag and could be a potential trade option to acquire more picks. All-Pro linebacker Bobby Wagner’s current deal expires after the upcoming season, and defensive tackle Jarran Reed is also in line for a new deal.Seattle would like to secure the long-term future of Clark, Wagner and Reed. But if it might not be possible, Seattle could focus its limited picks on future replacements.POSITIONS OF NEEDLook for defensive line and wide receiver to be high on the priority list. No matter what happens with Clark, Seattle needs to find another pass rusher. Clark had a team-high 13 sacks, Reed had 10½, but no other Seattle player had more than three last season. At wide receiver, Tyler Lockett had a breakout year, but Doug Baldwin is coming off an injury-filled season that required multiple offseason surgeries and will turn 31 early in the regular season. Both positions could use a boost. Wideouts DK Metcalf of Mississippi and Marquis Brown of Oklahoma State could be of interest.NEXT SURPRISESeattle pulled a shock last year when it selected a running back — Penny — in the first round when it appeared there were needs elsewhere. The Seahawks managed to fill those concerns at other points of the draft, but with the dearth of picks this year there would seem to be a renewed focus on specific needs.