Larry Fitzgerald Restructures Contract with Arizona Cardinals

February 4, 2014   ·   Matt Fitzgerald   ·   Jump to comments

The Arizona Cardinals won 10 games this past season, yet it wasn't good enough to make the playoffs in the competitive NFC.   
In order to give general manager Steve Keim more flexibility in acquiring assets, upgrading the roster and aiding the franchise's efforts to take the next step, superstar wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald has restructured his current contract.
Fitzgerald broke the news himself Tuesday, Feb. 4, on his official Twitter account:
Kent Somers of AZCentral provides details on how this will impact the Cardinals' bottom line:
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport offers slightly different numbers:
After making $5 million in base salary this past season per Spotrac.com, the 30-year-old veteran's pay was slated to increase to a whopping $12.75 million under the stipulations of his seven-year, $113 million deal that expires after the 2018 campaign.
Darren Urban of the team's official website points out that the Cardinals would have had less ...

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