Larry Fitzgerald Redid His Will After Contracting Coronavirus
Over 3,000 people died from coronavirus in the United States yesterday, the highest number since the pandemic began. Larry Fitzgerald was not among them, but he did prepare for the possibility after contracting the disease.
Ahead of his return to playing action after two weeks away from the Cardinals while on the NFL's COVID-19 reserve list, Fitzgerald revealed today that he lost nine pounds after contracting the disease and still can't taste or smell. He also said he re-did his will during his time off.
Larry Fitzgerald said he feels a lot better now since, but still can’t taste or smell anything due to COVID. Added: “There were a couple days I didn’t feel great.”
— Kimberley A. Martin (@ByKimberleyA) December 10, 2020
He dropped about 9lbs, and with all the free time he had, he re-did his will pic.twitter.com/mfQuOqJZBE
Fitzgerald was removed from the COVID-19 list yesterday after initiall being placed on it on Nov. 26. These were the first games he's missed since 2014 and the Cardinals went 0-2 during his absence.
Thankfully Fitzgerald recovered from his battle with the disease, though the aftereffects are still present. There's no benefit in speculating whether he redid his will because he was concerned about dying, but it is an indication about how serious he took it.
Fitz also said he didn't give any thought to his future and/or retirement.
— Darren Urban (@Cardschatter) December 10, 2020
"I didn't really look at it like that. It was more like the immediate future - like staying alive. ... Football, and how long I've played football, didn't really cross my mind."
Over the last seven days, confirmed cases of the disease have spiked more than 10 percent and there are a record 106,688 COVID-19 patients in U.S. hospitals currently, according to the Covid Tracking Project. There have been several outbreaks within teams around the NFL but so far no games have been canceled.