has got a lot of highly intelligent guys that are critical thinkers. “It’s to help with the negative stigma football players have - they’re not intelligent, not thinkers, they’re barbarians,” Fitzgerald said of his motivation to participate in the summer tournament. game since 2020 - he has become a kind of unofficial ambassador for chess, lauding both its benefits and the skills of his former colleagues. (“Highly aggressive,” reads Fitzgerald’s scouting report.) Since his playing days ended - Fitzgerald, 39, has not filed retirement paperwork but has not appeared in an N.F.L. His career with the Cardinals overlapped, over his two final years, with that of Murray, who in locker-room clashes matched Fitzgerald’s appetite and acumen. seasons, Fitzgerald played weekly games with his father and brother and devoted on-the-road downtime to online puzzles. You think about why you’re doing something, how you’re going to adjust.”ĭuring his 17 N.F.L. “More than just football, I looked at life from a more strategic perspective. “It slowed my life down,” Fitzgerald said.
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