Larry Fitzgerald Explains Why He’d Be More Intimidated Playing Golf Against Harold Varner III Than Going Up Against Richard Sherman

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Larry Fitzgerald sat down with Harold Varner III and George Savaricas on the first episode of the Rippin’ It podcast and touched on a number of interesting topics. The all-time great wide receiver shared the story of Tiger Woods being the first person to ever put a golf club in his hands resulting in him becoming a full-blown golf addict, he

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Fitzgerald was also asked the interesting question of which situation would be more intimidating for him: standing on the first tee box at a golf course getting set to take on Varner III or going head-to-head with Richard Sherman. Without hesitation, Fitzgerald said teeing it up against HV3 is far more intimidating.

“Harold on a tee box, for sure,” Fitzgerald said. “I’m trained to be able to play against Richard Sherman. I’ve watched the tape and I actually feel like I can, at times, be able to make things happen, make plays. But, you know, at the tee box, if [Varner III] doesn’t give you shots, you don’t have a chance of winning, and that’s demoralizing.”

Fitzgerald’s explanation makes sense from his own point of view, but for all of us out there that aren’t 11-time Pro Bowlers, it’s tough to wrap our minds around the fact that playing golf is more intimidating for some than going head-to-head with a 6-foot-3 cornerback.

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