The recent contract Larry Fitzgerald signed -- keeping the wide receiver in Arizona in 2017, assuming he is still playing -- wasn't something he was looking for, but he emphasized that winning and the Cardinals' ability to win played a role.

"It wasn't my idea," Fitzgerald said. "I didn't go and stand on Steve (Keim)'s table and asked for an extension. If that's what you're asking, that wasn't the case. I'm down for whatever is going to keep this thing going as long as we can.

"As you know, it goes in spurts in this league. A while back we had some teams that were pretty good, had a couple down years, and now we're at that point where we have a really good thing going. We have a good mesh of older veteran guys and a mesh of good younger guys like Patrick Peterson, Tyrann Mathieu and Chandler Jones, D.J. Humphries. That's a great blend to have."

That wouldn't be the only reason Fitz would want to play in 2017, but at this point in his career, it's a must-have.

Other lunchtime stuff after a day off:

-- WR Smokey Brown (headache) might not practice this afternoon. With Brown coming off a concussion, it's something to watch.

-- Fitzgerald isn't practicing because of the slight MCL issue in his knee, but he waved off any concern. "I'm good," he said. "I could probably go out there and be effective and do my job, but a setback now with less than two weeks to go would be less than ideal. I want to do what I can to help my team now but obviously Sept. 11 is when it really hits the fan."

-- QB Carson Palmer is getting a day off today. The injury list is pretty short right now, though. A good sign.

-- Coach Bruce Arians shrugged off the idea the offense needs to get into a rhythm in a preseason game. "Not really," he said. "I see it enough in practice."

-- Arians wouldn't comment on the report he will be named the NFL's competition committee. "Hasn't been announced yet," he said.