TEMPE, Ariz. By time the 2004 NFL draft was set to start, former Arizona Cardinals general manager Rod Graves and now-deceased head coach Dennis Green had made their decision: If he was there at No. 3, Larry Fitzgerald was going to be their pick.
Fitzgerald, the star wide receiver from Pitt, finished second in the 2003 Heisman Trophy voting. He had been firmly atop the Cardinals draft board for weeks. Green, having known the receiver for years, had made up his mind to draft Fitzgerald months before when he declared for the draft.
Even with a need at quarterback and future Pro Bowl players Philip Rivers and Ben Roethlisberger still on the board, Fitzgerald s natural talent, great size and incredible hands made him an easy choice. And his can t-miss prospect projections have proven true. Fitzgerald has played his entire 17-year career in Arizona, ranking second on the NFL s all-time receiving yards (17,492) and receptions (1,432) lists, making him a sure-fire first-ballot Hall of
Inside the Arizona Cardinals decision to draft Larry Fitzgerald
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