Arizona Cardinals veteran wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald has been catching balls and burning opposing defenders in the NFL for 15 seasons. He’s been so good for so long that he’s close to displacing Terrell Owens in second place on the all-time career receiving yards list – a feat he could accomplish as soon as this weekend when the Cards take on the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.

Fitzgerald will enter the showdown with the Chiefs with 15,902 receiving yards, good for third all-time. He needs just 32 more yards to tie Owens’ 15,934 and 33 to gain sole possession of the No. 2 spot. While it’s certainly something great to look forward to for Arizona fans, Larry Fitzgerald will be the first one to tell them that he’s not putting too much focus on it, via Darren Urban of the Cardinals’ of Darren Urban of the Cardinals’ of.

“Honestly, I don’t really look at it,” Fitzgerald said. “Honestly.”

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For those who have been watching and observing Fitzgerald’s demeanor for a long time, his downplaying of this looming incredible feat shouldn’t come as a surprise.

In an era where look-at-me players and football divas have proliferated in the league, Fitzgerald is among the few superstars who seem reluctant in embracing their lofty place in the NFL’s hierarchy. He’s the type that prefers a victory for his team over accolades for himself, but he’s also just too good in football not to receive much of the latter.