{"id":130275,"date":"2022-06-02T12:53:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T16:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=130275"},"modified":"2022-09-22T10:35:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T14:35:39","slug":"ryan-fitzpatrick-announces-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/06\/02\/ryan-fitzpatrick-announces-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Fitzpatrick Announces Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Longtime NFL journeyman quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick has announced his retirement. Fitzpatrick spent 2021 as a member of the then-Washington Football Team, now <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/washington-commanders\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington Commanders<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ryan Fitzpatrick hangs it up after 17 NFL seasons, with broadcasting quite likely in his future. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1CiQM713kC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/1CiQM713kC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomPelissero\/status\/1532404585796624392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>More Leaguewide News: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/06\/08\/cooper-kupp-contract-extension-los-angeles-rams\/\" target=\"_self\">Cooper Kupp Signs Extension<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Ryan Fitzpatrick Announces Retirement<\/h2>\n<p>Ryan Fitzpatrick, aka &#8220;Fitzmagic,&#8221; has been a journeyman for the entirety of his career, most recently for the Commanders (on IR).<\/p>\n<p>Fitzpatrick was a seventh-round draft pick by the then-St. Louis Rams in 2005. He was there for the first three years of his career. He appeared in just six games as a backup.<\/p>\n<p>The next season, the Rams traded Fitzpatrick to Cincinnati and he got his shot as a starter. This was because Carson Palmer was dealing with an injury. He led the Bengals to a 4-7-1 record as a starter, earning all four of the team&#8217;s wins that year. He parlayed that playing experience and began his longest tenure with a single team starting the following year with Buffalo. Fitzpatrick was in Buffalo for four years, threw for 11,654 yards and 80 touchdowns while completing 59.8% of his passes. He&#8217;s currently fifth in passing yards in Bills history.<\/p>\n<p>Fitzpatrick spent 2013 in Tennessee and 2014 in Houston before being traded to the New York Jets to play there for two years. 2015 was his career-best year as he started all 16 games for the Jets and led them to a 10-6 record, just missing playoffs. He threw for 3,905 yards and 31 touchdowns, both career-best marks. He couldn&#8217;t replicate that the following year, so he landed in Tampa Bay for 2017 and 2018 as Jameis Winston&#8217;s back-up.<\/p>\n<p>Miami signed Fitzpatrick for the 2019 season to be their bridge quarterback. The next year, Miami re-signed him to mentor Tua Tagovailoa in 2020. His seven games started in 2020 came with a 4-3 record, his only other winning record with a team. He only appeared in one game in 2021 for the Commanders. The Chargers knocked him out of the contest with a hip subluxation injury in Week 1.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran was respected around the league and had been a quality backup and emergency starter. He finished his career with 34,990 yards and 223 touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"4U4gyGCrQKNWbTRz4a8cZw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1339947203\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'4U4gyGCrQKNWbTRz4a8cZw',sig:'h2YfdKo-Wppo__NGZBNINIpdEj5Qaosyy_aFVshwCVg=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1339947203',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 17-year veteran is back for more. 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