La NFL lost a bit of its magic Thursday following the announcement that veteran quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick He retires as a professional.
The news was first given by the former runner of the Buffalo Bills, Fred Jacksonwho was a teammate of Fitzpatrick between 2009 and 2012. The unofficial announcement came after Jackson took a screenshot of an apparent text message from the QB nicknamed ‘Fitzmagic‘.
Fitzpatrick ends his career after 17 seasons in the NFL.
The 39-year-old quarterback is retiring from professional football, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Pelissero adds that Fitzpatrick is likely to have a career as an analyst in the future.
Fitzpatrick played for nine teams throughout his memorable career, ending his playing days with Washington in the 2021 season. He was a starter in all the teams in which he played., exciting the fans with his gunslinger mentality on the field and captivating those off the field with his outgoing, schooled personality. Harvard.
Fitzpatrick, a productive QB who always responds
In 166 career games played, Fitzpatrick produced a total of 34,990 passing yards and 223 passing touchdowns.
during his 17-year NFL career participated with nine franchises. Play for the St. Louis Rams (2005-06), Cincinnati Bengals (2007-08), Buffalo Bills (2009-12), Tennessee Titans (2013), Houston Texans (2014), New York Jets (2015-16), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2017-18), Miami Dolphins (2019-20) y Washington Football Teambefore Commanders (2021).
Fitzpatrick was Washington’s starter in Week 1 before last season, but after suffering a hip subluxation in the season opener, the passing nomad was placed on injured reserve, from which he could no longer play. leave to return to the grid.
‘Fitzmagic’, genius and figure to the grave
The NFL took advantage of the news of his retirement to publish a video of Fitzpatrick celebrating without a shirt in the stands of the Bills stadium, in the cold of Buffalo and with the intensity that characterizes him. He will certainly be missed.
