Ryan Fitzpatrick

Fitzpatrick played for nine NFL teams — he began his career as a seventh-round draft pick of the St. Louis Rams in 2005, and went on to play for the Bengals, ...

He spent the most of his time with the Bills from 2009-2012, with his best season coming with the Jets in 2015 where he threw for 3,905 yards with 31 TDs and 15 interceptions as New York finished the season at 10-6. Fitzpatrick was a free agent after his deal with Washington expired. Fitzpatrick played for nine NFL teams — he began his career as a seventh-round draft pick of the St. Louis Rams in 2005, and went on to play for the Bengals, Bills, Titans, Texans, Jets, Buccaneers, Dolphins, Washington Football Team. In 17 seasons, he threw for 34,990 yards with 223 touchdowns passes and 169 interceptions resulting in an 82.3 career passer rating.

Though he never played for the Kansas City Chiefs, fans hold a special place for QB Ryan Fitzpatrick in their hearts.

QB Ryan Fitzpatrick is retiring after 17 seasons in the NFL, including two event-filled years with the Miami Dolphins.

It would be his last game in a Dolphins uniform. So what was the point of having Fitzpatrick at quarterback instead of Rosen, for whom the Dolphins traded second- and fifth-round picks? It was a bitter end to what overall was a mostly positive experience for Fitzpatrick in Miami, though no one should suggest he would have made a major difference in the 56-26 loss against the Bills. After coming up short against Denver, Fitzpatrick was able to rally the Dolphins to a victory in that wild game at Las Vegas, thanks to the improbable — miraculous almost — "Facemask Pass" to Mack Hollins. Fitzpatrick was fun to watch on the field as well because he simply was always willing to let it loose, sometimes to his detriment, whether it was throwing into coverage, throwing a block downfield or trying to run over a defender — in a preseason game no less. While his record as starting quarterback for the Dolphins was under .500, Fitzpatrick certainly left an impression — a good one — during his two years in Miami.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The FitzMagic has run out. Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is retiring, he confirmed to The Associated Press in a text message on Friday, ...

“It’s really playing and earning the respect of my teammates that I value the most.” That was when he picked up the FitzMagic nickname for leading a no-name Gailey-coached team to a 5-2 start in 2011. “I take a lot of pride in the work I put into a game or a season. Fitzpatrick informed former teammates of his decision on Thursday, and former Buffalo Bills running back Fred Jackson was the first to reveal on Twitter that the veteran QB planned to retire. He led the Dolphins to a 3-3 start before losing the starting job to rookie Tua Tagovailoa. It was a career of perseverance in which Fitzpatrick never settled for being a backup.

ESPN reporter Adam Schefter has shared an incredible image of Ryan Fitzpatrick that shows his remarkable transformation through the years.

ESPN put up a graphic of how he has changed over the years, taking his official photos from every team that he was on and putting them side by side to show his transformation over the past 17 seasons, and it’s fair to say that the transformation has been pretty remarkable, especially when it comes to his beard: To say that he has brought a lot to the game of football might be something of an understatement, because whilst he has bounced around the league a lot, never quite able to cement a legacy with one particular team in the same way that Aaron Rodgers has, his mark on the game is certainly a sizeable one. During that time he has certainly left his mark on the league in more ways than one, both with what he has done on the field, as well as what he was able to do off it.

With Ryan Fitzpatrick reportedly retired, Pete Hailey takes a moment — well, a few moments — to tally up his career numbers.

"I've just had to scratch and claw for every opportunity that I've ever received," Fitzpatrick said in that same press conference with Washington reporters. While Fitzpatrick's 147 starts only resulted in 59 wins against 87 losses and one tie, his ability to earn the trust of the cavalcade of coaches he overlapped with is nonetheless worthy of recognition. With 10 more yards, he would've made it to the 35,000-yard mark. "I take a lot of pride in being able to do what I do and being successful jumping from team to team." and threw. and threw...

When he was brought into Cincinnati, the Bengals had Carson Palmer as their starting quarterback. He started all 16 games in the '07 season but only started ...

After that season, Fitzpatrick signed with the Bills where he spent the next four years of his career. In 2007, the Cincinnati Bengals traded for Harvard product Ryan Fitzpatrick. At the time, Fitzpatrick wasn’t a big name. When he was brought into Cincinnati, the Bengals had Carson Palmer as their starting quarterback.

Ryan Fitzpatrick, who could do no wrong with the Buffalo Bills, retires from NFL with much fanfare.

He also never led the Bills to the playoffs. One of them is former Bill Fred Jackson, who shared it on Twitter. The reason? Within minutes of his announcement, the same fans who had been clamoring for his return began to publicly wish he would come back to Buffalo to sign a one-day contract so he could retire as a Bill. His personality. He did, however, throw an NFL-high 23 interceptions in 2011 as the Bills finished 6-10.