During an appearance on Arizona Sports 98.7-FM, Bruce Arians was asked if ever tried to get former Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald to play for the Buccaneers.
Arians couldn’t help but laugh.
“I did,” Arians said. “Yeah when we lost our guys, especially when Chris Godwin got hurt, I called Fitz and he said, ‘Coach, I couldn’t two plays right now, but thanks.’ And I said, ‘I just had to check, brother.’”
Godwin tore his ACL and sprained his MCL in Week 15 this past season while Tampa was eyeing another Super Bowl run, so Arians decided to turn over every rock he could.