Larry Fitz to the Pats?

Every year as the trade deadline approaches, things get a bit weird in NFL fantasy world. It's not just the fans, either. Have you seen some of these trades that some analysts and experts come up with?! Marshawn Lynch to New England, Johnny Manziel to the Jets, Brady to the Texans for Andre Johnson and a second rounder. I mean come on. But, they're allowed to have their fun, too. 

One thing the Patriots have needed since well, Randy Moss left, is a legitimate deep threat. I truly believe that that is one of the only things standing between them and ring number 4. For the past couple seasons, there's been a lot of talk about Larry Fitzgerald to the Patriots. While Fitzy would be a sweeeet addition to the offense, it's just probably never going to happen.

Larry Fitzgerald is your dream teammate. Nothing but good things on and off the field, very involved in his community and charity work, and crazy dedicated to his beloved city of Arizona. He's 31, been to the Super Bowl once (and lost...to New England), and is eager to make it back to the big stage, on his quest for a ring. As of now, the Patriots look like they have a better chance at a Super Bowl win than the Cardinals. Arizona is missing a few key pieces needed for a Super Bowl caliber team. Well, this sounds like a perfect reason to bring him to New England, right? 

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This season, Larry Fitzgerald's base salary is $1 million, with more guaranteed in bonuses; the cap hit is right around $8.6 million. (That's not too bad. The Patriots have just under $14 million in cap space left, so that's manageable.) Next season however, that will jump to over $23 million. The 2016 & 2017 seasons are both option years, which if picked up, will cost the Cardinals $17.5 million against the cap. 

If there is mutual interest between the Pats and the Cardinals/Fitz, he'll have to restructure his contract. Many Patriots fans have day-dreamed about hearing "Brady to Fitzgerald, touchdown!" since at least around this team last season. I would love to see this trade happen just as much as anybody else. But I would also like to see the Patriots resign McCourty, Revis, Gostowski, and Connolly. 2015 will serve to be an interesting off season, since New England will have quite a few key players becoming free agents. Revis is technically signed through 2015, but it is unlikely that the Patriots will keep his current contract, which is a cap hit of $7 million this season, but jumps to a whopping $25 million next season. As of now, there have been no contract discussions between and Revis and the Patriots. Those are likely to happen after the season, allowing both sides to focus solely on their main goal, right now: winning the Super Bowl. 

Since Larry Fitzgerald is no longer playing for money, maybe he'd consider restructuring his contract to play for a contender. He's got the money, he's got the records, but he's hungry for a ring. Brady to Moss was a lethal combo, now just imagine what Brady to Fitzgerald could be. Wicked awesome. Fitz's role in Arizona's offensive game plan has decreased, this season. But the Cardinals currently sit at first place in their division. Would they trade their veteran pro-bowler? 

The trade deadline is Monday, October 28th. The Patriots have been known to wait until the last minute to make trades, so who knows what could happen. Sunday's game against Chicago could have a big influence, though. 

Go Pats!