Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick has announced his retirement, capping a 17-year NFL career that includes stops with nine different teams and a brief spell in Washington.
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Fitzpatrick confirmed this news to The Associated Press in a text message on Friday.
Former Buffalo Bills teammate Fred Jackson made the decision public by tweeting a screenshot of Fitzpatrick's text exchange.
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Fitzpatrick spent the most of his career and started the most games of his career in Buffalo, where he went 20-33 in 53 regular-season starts from 2009 to 2012.
In 2010, Fitzpatrick threw for 3,000 yards, becoming the first Bills quarterback to do so since J.P. Losman in 2006.
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Although unable to latch on as a long-term starter with the Bills, Fitzpatrick has remained a favorite among Bills fans.
The 39-year-old passed for 34,990 yards and 223 touchdowns in 166 career games, the most by a player who never played in a playoff game in NFL history, and ranks 32nd in league history.
Wishing him the best of health, happiness, and success on his new journey in life.