It was during this out-of-the-blue season where the ‘Fitzmagic’ nickname was born and, for the man himself, he’s just glad it’s the nickname he’s remembered by. That 10-6 season remains the last time a Jets team has finished a campaign with a winning record. In what is fitting for the luckless franchise, they finished the year as the league’s only team with a winning record to not make the playoffs. Yet it wasn’t to be for the Jets, with the team falling agonizingly short of the postseason after losing in the final week of the season. However, between a veteran roster and ‘Fitzmagic’s’ canny ability to produce something extraordinary, the Jets caught lightning in a bottle in 2015, bringing joy to an often-dark corner of New Jersey. The meteoric rise of ‘The Passtronaut.’ How Josh Dobbs went from perennial back-up to cult hero Josh Dobbs warms up prior to the Minnesota Vikings' game against the Chicago Bears at U.S. And with that, we gained a lot of great experiences.”

Of becoming part of the community, even if it was a short time embracing our neighbors and embracing the teams that I played on. “I think we really embraced moving around and really try to take advantage and all these different places that we lived. “Out of that, I’ve got seven kids and they’re all born in different cities around the country,” added Fitzpatrick. It seemed like every year, every other year, we’re moving from city to city. “I absolutely embrace it because that’s what I was and that’s what my career was,” the 41-year-old told CNN Sport’s Don Riddell when asked about the journeyman tag. While some might criticize him for not putting down long-term roots in one particular city – he started at least one game for nine different NFL teams, an NFL record – the former quarterback has leaned into his traveling reputation and his mystical, cult status. There’s a reason he earned himself the nickname ‘Fitzmagic.’ At each of his stops, he provided thrills and spills, as well as his fair share of moments of brilliance. Over his 17-year career, Fitzpatrick played for nine different teams. The term ‘journeyman’ in sport can often have pejorative connotations and is often attached to an athlete unable to find a long-term home.īut for former NFL quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, it is a badge of honor.

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