Former NFL Pro-Bowlers' Sons Play On Same High School Football Team In Arizona

Donovan McNabb & Larry Fitzgerald have sons coming up on the high school circuit; McNabb starred for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1999-2009 and Fitzgerald with the Arizona Cardinals from 2004-2020
Brophy Prep wide receivers Devin Fitzgerald (1) and Donovan McNabb Jr. (85) listen to coaches during a practice at Brophy College Prepatory in Phoenix on Sept. 4, 2024.
Brophy Prep wide receivers Devin Fitzgerald (1) and Donovan McNabb Jr. (85) listen to coaches during a practice at Brophy College Prepatory in Phoenix on Sept. 4, 2024. / Patrick Breen/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK

Get ready to feel old, millennials and Gen X'ers.

Donovan McNabb and Larry Fitzgerald have sons that play on the same team.

Yup, you heard that right. Over in Arizona at Brophy College Prep, as Donovan McNabb Jr. and Devin Fitzgerald both played on varsity last season for the Broncos.

Many in the Grand Canyon State are very familiar with the last name Fitzgerald, as the former Arizona Cardinal great played his entire 17-year career in the desert.

His son now is the lead wide receiver for Brophy and as a junior hauled in 52 passes for 720 yards and nine touchdowns. His running mate, McNabb Jr., was just a sophomore on the team and caught nine passes for 83 yards and a score.

The elder McNabb played in the NFL, most notably for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1999-2009 and was named to six Pro Bowls.


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Andy Villamarzo has been a sports writer in the Tampa Bay (FL) Area since 2007, writing for publications such as Tampa Bay Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Suncoast News, Tampa Beacon, Hernando Sun to name a few. Andy resides out of the Tarpon Springs, FL area and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in the summer of 2022 covering the Tampa Bay Area. He has quickly become one of Florida's foremost authorities on high school sports, appearing frequently on podcasts, radio programs and digital broadcasts as an expert on team rankings, recruiting and much more.