One of the themes of the late-night Monday Night Football game between Arizona and San Diego, which we're assuming most of you turned off before the Cardinals rallied for an 18-17 victory, was that Larry Fitzgerald wasn't getting the ball thrown to him very much.
According to espn.com, Fitzgerald was thrown to only four times, and caught only one pass for 22 yards. The former Academy of Holy Angels star wasn't thrown to at all during the first three quarters.
That didn't sit well with his father, Twin Cities sports journalist Larry Fitzgerald Sr.
He spoke out on Twitter:
Late Tuesday night, his son took to Twitter to distance himself from his father's tweets:
On Wednesday morning, Hall of Fame receiver Cris Carter joined in. Carter and Fitzgerald have a long-standing relationship, going back to when Carter played for the Vikings and the younger Fitzgerald was a ballboy for the team when Dennis Green was head coach.
Talking on ESPN2's Mike & Mike show, Carter told Mike Greenberg that "his dad and I were friends."
But Carter had harsh words for Fitzgerald Sr.: "I think his comments were absolutely ridiculous. The (Cardinals) organization made a commitment to Larry Fitzgerald the day they drafted him. ... Not only on the field but off the field. I think it's ridiculous and uncalled for. He sounds like a Little League dad."
