The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football franchise based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League as a member of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) West division. The Cardinals were founded as the Morgan Athletic Club in 1898, and are the oldest continuously run professional football team in the United States. The Cardinals play their home games at State Farm Stadium, which is located in the northwestern suburb of Glendale, Arizona.

In March 1994, the Cardinals were christened with a new name, the Arizona Cardinals. But there is nothing new about the oldest team in terms of continuous operation in pro football history. A charter member of the National Football League, the Cardinals trace their history back to 1898 when Chris O'Brien formed the Morgan Athletic Club. A few years later, he bought used jerseys from the University of Chicago. He described the faded maroon clothing as "Cardinal red" and the team, then playing at 61st and Racine Street, became the Racine Street Cardinals. Read more

Fitzgerald was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals with the third overall pick in 2004. He is considered to be one of the best wide receivers in NFL History, posting statistics far beyond many of the NFL greats. He's currently ranked third all-time in receptions and receiving yards. As of now, he's on pace to eclipse Terrell Owens to be second all-time in those categories, with the leader being Jerry Rice.

He has many more accolades in his career. Fitzgerald has been selected for the Pro Bowl eleven times, and was named First-team All-Pro in 2008 and Second-team All-Pro twice in 2009 and 2011. As of 2017, he is third all-time in receptions, third in receiving yards (leading all active players in those two categories), and eighth in receiving touchdowns. He's well-known for his inability to drop the ball and his record-setting playoff run in 2008.