
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid is trying to do whatever he can to win his third Lombardi trophy including trying to recruit a legendary wide receiver to come out of retirement and play for the Chiefs.
While appearing on ‘Lets Go!’ with Tom Brady, Larry Fitzgerald and Jim Gray, Reid admitted he tried to get Fitzgerland to come out of retirement and join the Kansas City Chiefs.
“I’ve tried to hire Larry 15 different times. I begged him even when he was out for a year to come back. Come on!” Reid said.
Reid wasn’t alone there. Brady himself admitted that he tried to recruit Fitzgerald many times back when he was playing too:
Larry Fitzerland is bound for Canton as the future Hall of Fame receiver played 17 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. Out of the 17 seasons, 11 were Pro Bowl seasons which is second only to the great Jerry Rice for the most by a wide receiver in NFL history.Â
But after the Cardinals’ Super Bowl run in 2008 and Kurt Warner’s subsequent retirement in 2009, Fitzgerald and the Cardinals struggled for the next decade with only two more playoff runs before he retired after the 2020 season.