One of the most popular players in recent Bucs’ history, has a new home.
Grizzled veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick signed a two-year deal with the Miami Dolphins to be their starting quarterback according to Adam Schefter.
Miami has its new starting quarterback. Dolphins reached agreement on a two-year deal with former Buccaneers’ QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, per source. Fitzpatrick now will join his third AFC East team, having already started for the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 17, 2019
Fitzpatrick joined the Buccaneers prior to the 2017 season and started three games that season in relief of an injured Jameis Winston. Fitzpatrick was 2-1 as a starter in 2017. Following the 2017 season the Buccaneers gave him a one-year deal to stay in Tampa Bay where he started the season subbing for a suspended Winston.
“FitzMagic” sprang early in Tampa Bay as he guided the Buccaneers to two straight wins, including a season opening victory on the road at New Orleans where he completed 21 of 28 passes for a career-high 417 yards and four touchdowns. The following week he led the Buccaneers to an upset of the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. Fitzpatrick won NFC Player-of-the-Week honors following those two victories.
in signing with the Dolphins Fitzpatrick has played for three of the four AFC East teams, the Jets, Bills and now Miami.
The excitement of Fitzpatrick’s success early with the Buccaneers spurred on a wave of QB love not seen in Tampa Bay in a long time, if ever. Fans wore beards to game had FitzMagic shirts made and even a Civil War inspired parody Twitter account sprang up that now has nearly 8,000 followers.
Dear Liza,
It appears my regiment is moving in a different direction. My trusty sidearm wasn’t as accurate as I might have hoped during our skirmishes. Gen. Arians is a good man and will provide Lt. Winston with proper training.Love like Pvt. Humphries loves the ladies,
Ryan pic.twitter.com/xcBwx9Dyff— Major Ryan Fitzpatrick (@MajorRyanFitz) March 4, 2019
In NFL career, Fitzpatrick has now played for eight teams and has throw for 29,357 yards and 190 touchdown passes.