Angela Nazario is the mother of Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald's son. She claims Fitzgerald physically abused her in an October 2008 incident after the couple had been arguing, She brought their son to visit him at his Phoenix home. Nazario claims that Fitzgerald attempted to "diffuse" the situation by challenging her to a "play fight."

Nazario admits she became violent after the fake challenge, stating she "may have hit his face." Fitzgerald reportedly became enraged after Nazario's show of violence, throwing her onto a marble floor and ripping out chunks of her hair. Fitzgerald was ordered to stay away from Nazario and their son following a criminal complaint.