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Bickley: Fitzgerald's rise fuels Cardinals

Kurt Warner watches Larry Fitzgerald in 2015 and sees the same Hall of Fame talent that helped carry the Cardinals to the Super Bowl.

Other than that, he doesn’t recognize the guy.

“He’s such an emotional leader now, and five years ago, Larry didn’t do that,” Warner said. “He’d make a one-handed catch, get up and hand the ball to an official. You never saw him get up and scream and holler and pump his fist.

“But we didn’t need that. Anquan (Boldin) was our emotional leader, and Larry fed us with his play on the field.