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Ryan Fitzpatrick | Quarterback

Team: Tennessee Titans
Age / DOB:  (30) / 11/24/1982
Ht / Wt:  6'2' / 225
College: Harvard
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Titans agreed to terms with QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, formerly of the Bills, on a two-year contract.
The Titans trade out 37-year-old Matt Hasselbeck for 30-year-old Fitzpatrick. Although obviously more talented than Hasselbeck at this stage of their respective careers, Fitzpatrick isn't a threat to Jake Locker's job. FitzMagic will take most of the first-team reps this spring as Locker recovers from shoulder surgery. Fitzpatrick started all 16 games for the Bills in 2012, completing 60.6 percent of his passes for 3,400 yards, 24 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions. He also lost six fumbles. The numbers don't look bad, but "FitzMagic" has a backup-caliber arm and is prone to mind-bogglingly poor decision making. He's still an upgrade on Hasselbeck as a potential Locker fill-in. Mar 18 - 9:42 PM
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter

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Ryan Fitzpatrick - QB - Titans

Titan Insider's Terry McCormick reports the Titans have "serious" interest in free agent Ryan Fitzpatrick.

Tennessee's interest in FitzMagic is heating up after Monday's Matt Hasselbeck release. The club needs a veteran signal caller to back up Jake Locker, who will miss much of spring workouts after undergoing surgery on his left shoulder.
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Source: Terry McCormick on Twitter
Mar 18 - 6:08 PM
Ryan Fitzpatrick - QB - Titans

NFL.com's Kimberly Jones reports free agent Ryan Fitzpatrick has met with the Titans in addition to the Bengals.

The Titans need a capable veteran to guide and back up erratic starter Jake Locker, and Matt Hasselbeck is getting too expensive and too ineffective for the job. Fitzpatrick would be both cheaper and better than Hasselbeck, and a new veteran voice for Locker to lean on. The move would make a lot of sense for a Titans team that's seemed somewhat directionless in free agency.
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Source: Kimberly Jones on Twitter
Mar 18 - 12:42 PM
Ryan Fitzpatrick - QB - Titans

The Bengals hosted free agent Ryan Fitzpatrick on Sunday.

FitzMagic spent the 2007-2008 seasons in Cincinnati, backing up Carson Palmer before leaving for greener pastures in Buffalo. Fitzpatrick flamed out as the Bills' starter, but he would be an upgrade on Bruce Gradkowski behind Andy Dalton.
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Source: Geoff Hobson on Twitter
Mar 18 - 1:22 AM
Ryan Fitzpatrick - QB - Titans

Bengals.com says to not be "surprised" if the team checks out free agent Ryan Fitzpatrick.

Coach Marvin Lewis is familiar with Fitzpatrick, as he spent two seasons in Cincinnati before landing in Buffalo in 2009. Fitzpatrick started 12 games for the Bengals in 2008, completing 59.4 percent of his passes for 1,905 yards, eight touchdowns, and nine interceptions. Cincinnati is in the market for a backup after losing Bruce Gradkowski to the Steelers.
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Source: Geoff Hobson on Twitter
Mar 13 - 2:28 PM
Ryan Fitzpatrick - QB - Titans

Bills released QB Ryan Fitzpatrick.

The move comes with a staggering $10 million-plus cap hit, but the Bills didn't see the point in moving forward with a player they had publicly lost faith in. Fitzpatrick has the ability to be one of the league's better backups, but proved time and again under Chan Gailey he didn't have what it takes to be a long-term starter, especially in terms of arm strength. He'll be a backup elsewhere in 2013.
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Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Mar 12 - 4:23 PM
Ryan Fitzpatrick - QB - Titans

During a secretly taped phone conversation, Bills GM Buddy Nix hinted that he sees Ryan Fitzpatrick as a backup.

Nix was shooting the breeze with Bucs GM Mark Dominik, unaware that the call was being recorded. When talks reached the subject of quarterbacks, it got ugly for Fitzpatrick, who counts $10.45M against the cap. "We just can't afford to pay that kind of money for a guy who's fighting for probably a backup job," Nix said. It confirms the Bills will force Fitzpatrick to redo his deal and bring in true competition for the starting gig via the draft or free agency.
Source: Deadspin.com
Mar 12 - 11:57 AM
Ryan Fitzpatrick - QB - Titans

GM Buddy Nix says the Bills are still debating Ryan Fitzpatrick's future with the team.

"We're still in the process of working on it," Nix said. "Any talking, I'll do with him." Nix did allow he's already spoken with Fitzpatrick "several" times. Fitzpatrick was once viewed as certain to be released, but he'd count roughly $10 million against the cap either way. Although the price is outrageous, Fitzpatrick would make sense as a bridge QB if the Bills wound up with Syracuse's Ryan Nassib on draft weekend.
Source: ESPN.com
Mar 5 - 4:48 PM
Ryan Fitzpatrick - QB - Titans

The Bills have not approached Ryan Fitzpatrick about restructuring his contract "at this point."

Fitzpatrick's $3 million roster bonus isn't due until March 13, so the Bills have some time. There's almost no way he'll be allowed to keep the bonus and $4.25 million base salary that would result in a $10.45 million hit against the cap. Fitzpatrick knows that in a best-case scenario, he'd just be one of three guys competing for the starting job. The only reason Fitz isn't expected to be released is because he'll count $10M versus the cap either way.
Source: Buffalo News
Feb 21 - 10:58 AM
Ryan Fitzpatrick - QB - Titans

Bills assistant GM Doug Whaley said "there's no total package" among the quarterbacks in this year's draft.

Whaley seems to be hinting that Buffalo won't spend the No. 8 overall pick on a signal caller. "There will be guys that develop," he said. "With the quarterback class, I see guys with strengths, and there's guys with weaknesses." However, the Bills' current stable of Ryan Fitzpatrick and Tarvaris Jackson has plenty of weaknesses as well. We'd be surprised if the Bills don't take a quarterback within the first couple rounds of April's draft.
Source: Buffalo News
Feb 21 - 9:44 AM
Ryan Fitzpatrick - QB - Titans

Former Bills TE coach Pete Metzelaars said if he were in charge of the team, he would replace Ryan Fitzpatrick.

Metzelaars was fired along with the rest of the Chan Gailey regime after last season. "Fitz is an average to below-average kind of guy, and unfortunately he made some bad decisions at the end of games and then didn't make plays at the ends of other games we had chances to win," Metzelaars said. "So it's got to start there." For now, the new regime appears set on pitting Fitzpatrick against Tarvaris Jackson and a rookie in a quarterback competition for the 2013 job.
Source: Buffalo News
Feb 20 - 8:37 AM
Ryan Fitzpatrick - QB - Titans

The Buffalo News says the Bills will "almost certainly" draft a quarterback in the first or second round.

After Tarvaris Jackson was re-signed on Friday, coach Doug Marrone said T-Jack and Ryan Fitzpatrick would compete for the starting job. Fitzpatrick and Jackson aren't long-term answers, however, and may not even be short-term ones, either. Ryan Nassib, Tyler Wilson, and Mike Glennon are just a few names that could be considered by Buffalo on the draft's first and second day.
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Source: Buffalo News
Feb 16 - 3:37 PM
Ryan Fitzpatrick - QB - Titans

New Bills coach Doug Marrone indicated Friday that Ryan Fitzpatrick will be kept on the roster for now.

The Bills could save $500,000 in salary cap space by releasing Fitzpatrick before a $3 million roster bonus comes due on March 13. Marrone's comments, however, suggest Fitzpatrick's roster bonus will be paid and he'll enter training camp "competing" with Tarvaris Jackson to start. It's a very surprising decision by the Bills. Fitzpatrick is also owed a $4.25 million base salary.
Source: Associated Press
Feb 15 - 3:26 PM
Ryan Fitzpatrick - QB - Titans

Bills offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett was noncommittal when asked if Ryan Fitzpatrick was the right quarterback to lead the team.

"I think right now I have to continue to evaluate. I have to see what everything is across the board. Watching him, watching all the other quarterbacks out there, watching all the draft guys, that’s really what I’m doing right now. I’m trying to look and get the best evaluation on everybody," said Hackett. Fitzpatrick is certain to be cut this offseason before a $3 million roster bonus is due.
Source: Buffalo News
Jan 25 - 10:09 AM
Ryan Fitzpatrick - QB - Titans

Stevie Johnson said he wants the Bills to bring in competition for Ryan Fitzpatrick.

It's a bad sign when your No. 1 receiver is throwing you under the bus. "If we went out and got another quarterback, who knows what'll happen? Fitz may still win, or the other guy might win," Johnson said. "Let it happen like that." Stevie probably won't have to worry as Fitzpatrick -- owed $7.25 million in 2013 salary -- is expected to be released this offseason. The Bills' quarterback competition could end up being between a rookie and a veteran new coach Doug Marrone brings in.
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Source: Buffalo News
Jan 22 - 11:12 AM

Depth Charts

Skill Players
PosRoleName
QB1Jake Locker
2Ryan Fitzpatrick
3Rusty Smith
4Nate Enderle
RB1Chris Johnson
2Shonn Greene
3Darius Reynaud
4Jalen Parmele
5Alvester Alexander
GLB1Shonn Greene
2Chris Johnson
3RB1Chris Johnson
2Shonn Greene
FB1Quinn Johnson
2Collin Mooney
WR11Kenny Britt
2Damian Williams
3Kevin Walter
4Michael Preston
5Marc Mariani
WR21Kendall Wright
2Justin Hunter
3Nate Washington
4Diondre Borel
5Roberto Wallace
WR31Justin Hunter
TE1Delanie Walker
2Craig Stevens
3Taylor Thompson
4Brandon Barden
5Martell Webb
K1Rob Bironas