Don’t believe alleged Fitzgerald-Warner spat

September 22nd, 2009, 7:27 am · Post a Comment · posted by Scott Bordow

I’m sure you’ve heard by now that Larry Fitzgerald’s younger brother, Marcus, disparaged Kurt Warner in a series of tweets Sunday because Warner wasn’t getting the ball often enough to Fitzgerald in the Cardinals’ victory over the Jaguars.
In one tweet, Marcus called Warner an “old (expletive) man.” Then, after the game, this was his tweet: “Just got off the phone with my brother. he’s happy about the win. But PISSED he didn’t get the ball thrown 2 him much!”
As you might imagine, the internet is now awash with rumors about a potential problem between Warner and Fitzgerald.
My take: It’s much ado about nothing.
Yes, I do believe Fitzgerald was frustrated on Sunday. I watched him walk off the field slowly, his head down, after Warner didn’t get him the ball on one play. When I asked Fitzgerald about it after the game, he smiled and said he was just “tired” from the Florida sun and humidity.
Right.
That said, I don’t believe there will be any lingering problems between the two. For one thing, Fitzgerald has too much respect for Warner. This isn’t Terrell Owens banging on Jeff Garcia or Tony Romo. Fitzgerald genuinely likes Warner and appreciates what he’s meant to the Cardinals.
Also, Fitzgerald isn’t a diva. Does he get frustrated when the ball isn’t thrown to him? Sure. But he’s not going to whine about it publicly or call Warner out.
Fitzgerald will get his chances, more than likely this Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts. Until then, he needs to say the right things and remind his little brother criticizing a teammate via Twitter isn’t real smart.

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