Kent Somers

azcentral sports

Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald signed a one-year contract extension through 2017 a week ago, but he stops far short of saying he positively, absolutely will play next season.

Fitzgerald spent part of Saturday, a players’ day off, holding a “media day” for a fundraising dinner on Aug. 29 to benefit his foundation.

As usual, Fitzgerald did not want to talk about his contract and the extension that will pay him $11 million in 2017 if he plays.

“What extension?” he said, smiling.

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Asked if the extension meant Fitzgerald would definitely play in 2017, the receiver dodged the question like it was a defensive back.

“That’s kind of self explanatory, right?” Fitzgerald said. “I hope so. We’ve got a good thing going right now. We’ve got a really good football team. But not only that, management, Steve Keim (General Manager), Coach (Bruce) Arians, Michael Bidwill. We’ve done a great job in all phases of organization football, and it’s been fun to be around here the last couple years.

“We’ve got some good guys on this football team and we’ve got some damn good football players, too.”