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- Longtime NFL QB Ryan Fitzpatrick has retired after 17 seasons.
- FitzMagic has too many memorable moments, so let’s relive them.
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After 17 seasons and nine different uniforms, Ryan Fitzpatrick has decided to retire from the NFL. The journeyman signal-caller announced his retirement in epic fashion and sent a text message with a long list of former players to his teammates.
Congrats on a Helluva career, Fitzy!! Loved sharing the field with you!! The gratitude is all mine!! #BillsMafia #fitzmagic pic.twitter.com/s7n4DsiLJ7
— Fred Jackson (@Fred22Jackson) June 2, 2022
The end of a remarkable journey has come upon the NFL, and although Fitzpatrick wasn’t a top-tier QB, he provided NFL fans with plenty of memorable moments.
Reliving the best moments in the career of Ryan Fitzpatrick
This list could be a long one, but we narrowed it down, somehow. Among the most notable of them all is the infamous chest hair photo when he rocked DeSean Jackson’s clothes in a postgame presser.
This time Ryan Fitzpatrick borrowed his postgame outfit from DeSean Jackson 😂
(🎥 @NFL) pic.twitter.com/2CuXzIA0y4
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) June 2, 2022
Then there was this wonderful Fitzpatrick interview. Don’t worry, there are plenty more Fitzpatrick interviews on the way.
Ryan Fitzpatrick detailing out the 40 seconds between snaps will always be hilarious 😂 pic.twitter.com/EYVxrveWDJ
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) June 2, 2022
Week 17, 2019 — Ryan Fitzpatrick put the team on his back, throwing for 320 Yards and beating Tom Brady's Patriots.
After the game he LITERALLY put teammates on his back for an epic piggyback ride to the locker room.pic.twitter.com/YV8sVHC22V
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) June 2, 2022
Ryan Fitzpatrick’s son also gets a special shoutout for his impeccable math skills during a press conference with the Houston Texans. Just watch this.
One of my favorites moment from Ryan Fitzpatrick came from a post-game press conference with his son. pic.twitter.com/fSVfl1cu35
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) June 2, 2022
But, one of the most memorable Fitzpatrick moments on the field was a completed pass as a member of the Miami Dolphins and an improbable completion after a facemask.
Dropping this quick DIME of a throw by Ryan Fitzpatrick 🔥
Congrats on completing 17 seasons in the NFL 👏🏾pic.twitter.com/mXUW7MjNG6
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) June 2, 2022
Oh, and of course, Fitzpatrick shirtless during a Buffalo Bills game is too priceless.
Ryan Fitzpatrick’s last NFL game in Buffalo before calling it a career:
Forever #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/VzGYwHp5vf
— Jason Wolf🐺🌵 (@JasonWolf) June 2, 2022
This next one isn’t exactly a Fitzpatrick moment, but the numbers of jerseys show how many different teams he played for and make for a fun memory.
Ryan Fitzpatrick saw this and said “My work here is done.” pic.twitter.com/hY2Fy4hl2q
— Sully Engels (@sullyengels) June 2, 2022
Let’s enjoy the rest of Fitzpatrick’s memorable moments, including an all-time great interview as a member of the New York Jets.
The NFL was objectively more fun with Ryan Fitzpatrick in it pic.twitter.com/wO562Q8CB7
— Ian Hartitz (@Ihartitz) June 2, 2022
Ryan Fitzpatrick, the @WashingtonNFL social media team and cicadas in the beard make for great content. pic.twitter.com/LPscde12wS
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 9, 2021
"I'll stick with the beard and the chest hair, and the senior citizen look." 🧔
Ryan Fitzpatrick joined our crew after #TNF and did not disappoint 😂 pic.twitter.com/Oa5LyWRZye
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) September 25, 2020
Enjoy retirement, Fitzpatrick.