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PHOENIX — Arizona Cardinals legend Larry Fitzgerald is joining the ESPN broadcast team for Monday Night Football this season, he announced on Twitter Wednesday.
Fitzgerald will join the production as a studio analyst for "Monday Night Countdown" and will make his debut during Week 1 when the Seattle Seahawks take on the Denver Broncos on Sept. 12.
He will join Robert Griffin III, Booger McFarland and Steve Young as weekly analysts for the broadcast.
He shared the news on Twitter saying "Monday Night Football is a huge reason so many people fall in love with this game... it's surreal to be a part of that tradition. See you in Week 1, @ESPN @ESPNNFL. Let's go!!!"
The 11-time Pro Bowler spent all 17 seasons of his career with the Cardinals. He finished with a career 1,432 receptions and 17,492 receiving yards, which are both ranked second most all-time in NFL history.
Monday Night Football is a huge reason so many people fall in love with the game…it’s surreal to be a part of that tradition. See you in Week 1, @ESPN @ESPNNFL. Let’s go!!! pic.twitter.com/9OHKbsixPE
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The city of Phoenix is home to five major professional sports league teams; The NFL's Arizona Cardinals, NBA's Phoenix Suns, WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, MLB's Arizona Diamondbacks and NHL's Arizona Coyotes.
The Cardinals have made the State Farm Stadium in Glendale their home turf and the Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix is home to both the Suns and the Mercury. The Indoor Football League’s Arizona Rattlers also play at the Footprint. Phoenix has a soccer team with the USL's Phoenix Rising FC.
The Valley hosts multiple major sporting events on a yearly basis, including college football's Fiesta Bowl and Cactus Bowl; the PGA Tour’s highest-attended event, the Waste Management Phoenix Open; NASCAR events each spring and fall; and Cactus League Spring Training.
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