Why was Larry Fitzgerald at Kevin Warsh's Federal Reserve confirmation hearing?

Kevin Warsh was on Capitol Hill on Tuesday for Senate hearings over his Federal Reserve chair nomination from Donald Trump. Nothing out of the ordinary about those proceedings, right?

Except… everyone watching the hearings noticed a familiar face in the background behind Warsh: It appeared to be Arizona Cardinals legend and Hall of Fame Class of 2026 member Larry Fitzgerald.

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Which then led to a lot of questions: Why was Fitzgerald there? Is he buddies with Warsh in some way? Was he there just to take in a Senate hearing while in Washington D.C.?

Sadly, we don’t have an answer yet. But we’ll update you here when we know more (UPDATE: See below! We have an answer). Here’s a sampling of the reaction:

What a mystery!

UPDATE: They’re apparently friends!

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