Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald penned an article for The Player's Tribune Tuesday, talking about his love for Arizona, the fans and his career as a Cardinal.

It's a relationship that, at times, wasn't always a lock to work out, given where the team was and Fitz's salary was at certain times in his career. But if there ever was uncertainty that this marriage wouldn't last forever, that was taken care of last February when Fitzgerald got a new contract that cut his overall pay but raised his guarantees, paying him $22 million for 2015 and 2016. After that, we'll see. A new deal? Retirement? The latter seems nuts after a season in which Fitz had 109 catches, but you never say never. Calvin Johnson is talking about retirement himself. If Fitz does keep playing, I can't see him doing it anywhere but Arizona.

His article, tracing his feelings of coming to the desert back in 2004, the emotional ride (and loss) in the Super Bowl season of 2008 and his feelings about this current team, is heartfelt. An excerpt: "Not many people realize that Phoenix is now the sixth-largest city in the United States. As this place grows (and grows, and grows), I think it's important for there to be something that unites everybody, from the recent transplants to the native Arizonans who have lived here their entire lives.

I want the Cardinals to be that thing.

I want the Cardinals to be a team that you're proud to root for and can't wait to watch play. I want the entire state to always be itching for gameday to arrive.

There's still work to be done – but we're getting there. In fact, I think there's only one, large, final box left for us to check off:

Win a Super Bowl.

Nothing less."