Larry Fitzgerald: 'I can still play the game at a high level'

Arizona Cardinals wideout Larry Fitzgerald will be 32 when the 2015 season kicks off. On the heels of his least productive season in a decade, he appears to be on the downside of his Hall of Fame-worthy career.

As we've seen countless times through history, when players hit the wall, the decline is usually rapid and brutal.

Fitzgerald isn't willing to accept that his best days are behind him, though. 

"I can still play the game at a high level, given the opportunity to go out there and thrive," he told Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic. 

The Cardinals are betting Fitzgerald is right. They will pay him $22 million over the next two years, the kind of money only the game's very best receivers earn.

Fitzgerald doesn't want to talk about money, but he's happy to talk about his legacy in the desert. 

"I would like nothing better than to put that Lombardi Trophy in Mr. (Bill) Bidwill's lap and give him a hug. That's what it's all about, going out there and playing at a championship level," he said. 

Fitzgerald suggested a healthier and more experienced Cardinals team will improve on its 11-5 finish in 2014.

"One more year in coach Arians' offense, we're going to be more comfortable," Fitzgerald said. "Hopefully, the offense can take back the reins of being the leader of the team this year. It's been a while."