"In the first half, I don't know how many big opportunities he had. It seemed like they were kicking off all the time," Fitzgerald said. "He just kept coming no matter what. Guys were hitting him in the mouth, he gets up and comes back and...
on Tuesday and six others were selected as alternates.
But forgive head coach Ken Whisenhunt for hoping none of them end up playing in the Pro Bowl Game itself.
That's because the Pro Bowl will be played the week before the Super Bowl in Miami, and if the Cardinals return once again as NFC champions, their Pro Bowl players will be busy preparing for a much bigger game - Super Bowl XLIV.
Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald caught his 500th career pass Sunday, reaching that milestone in the second-fewest games (87) in history. Teammate Anquan Boldin caught his 500th pass in his 80th game.
Fitzgerald, however, caught just four passes for 34 yards and was targeted only five times.
Asked if he would have liked to see the Cardinals throw deep more often, Fitzgerald smiled and said: "We did what we had to do to go out there and try to put ourselves in position to win."
Morton's The Steakhouse is finalizing the numbers this week and expects to write a check for more than $100,000 to a memorial fund named for Cardinal Larry Fitzgerald's late mother, Carol, that is dedicated to helping those affected by cancer and AIDS.
The money was netted from the Larry Fitzgerald and Friends Morton's Celebrity Waiter Night, a recent dinner party at Morton's in Scottsdale that had the Cardinals on a different kind of playing field.
Fitzgerald was running from table to table, greeting 200-plus guests at the private, $250-per-person affair.
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