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Cardinals sign Fitzgerald to 1-year extension through 2018

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The Arizona Cardinals signed wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald to a one-year contract extension that will keep him with the club next season, the team announced.

The 34-year-old has spent his entire 14-year career with the Cardinals. His upcoming free agency was setting up a murky offseason for the team, with the futures of quarterback Carson Palmer and head coach Bruce Arians widely in question.

Fitzgerald has caught 60 passes for 677 yards and three touchdowns through nine games this year, totaling 1,185 receptions for 15,066 yards and 107 touchdowns in 211 games. He's added 10 more TDs in nine playoff games, including a trip to the Super Bowl in 2008.

The Cardinals appeared set to send out the franchise's star receiver on top of the football world this year, beginning the season with Super Bowl aspirations.

Through 10 weeks, they're a disappointing 4-5 and sit third in the NFC West, having played all but the season opener without running back David Johnson and their past two games without Palmer.

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