Larry Fitzgerald Gives Encouraging Message To Chris Mortensen

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald had his best play after the game with the Green Bay Packers.

The Cardinals star was nearly unstoppable as he carried Arizona to a win over Green Bay in the divisional round. He sidestepped a number of tacklers along with a Hail Mary to give Arizona a 26-20 overtime win.

Fitzgerald boosted the Cardinals to an ideal position during overtime with a 75-yard catch as well as a run following a broken play. He won the game after Carson Palmer gave him a shovel pass at the 5-yard line of Green Bay. At the end of the game, Fitzgerald gave a heartwarming message to Chris Mortensen. Mortensen is currently battling throat cancer.

The Arizona wide receiver said to the ESPN reporter that they were thinking about him a few minutes after winning the game. He also told Chris Mortensen to fight and they love him.

Larry Fitzgerald Gives Encouraging Message To Chris Mortensen - image credit: bleacherreport.com

Mortensen has not issued any statements since Friday. However, he acknowledged the gesture of Larry Fitzgerald and thanked him. He also thanked everyone else who wished him well. He thanked everybody and Fitzgerald through his Twitter account. He also said he was humbled and cited a Bible verse, 1 Timothy 2:1.

Thank you everybody and thank you @LarryFitzgerald I am humbled. 1 Timothy 2:1

— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) January 17, 2016

The Bible verse indicates that all prayers, supplication, intercessions and thanksgivings to be made for everyone. The statement of the 64-year-old reporter on Friday revealed that his diagnosis of Stage IV throat cancer. He also said he will take a break from football coverage.

The announcement drew numerous tributes and well wishes for Mortensen, who became a part of ESPN since 1991. His colleagues, like Adam Schefter, said that he will be remembered even with his absence from ESPN.

Checked in with @mortreport at start of Postseason NFL Countdown and when he answered phone he said, "Oh man, I'm trying to watch the show."

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 17, 2016

The kind words of Larry Fitzgerald right after he amassed 176 yards on eight catches shows that Chris Mortensen also enjoys the support of the players.

Posted by Andre Monohan on Monday January 18 2016, 8:51 AM EST. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under World. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0