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Ryan Fitzpatrick re-signs: How can Jets fit him under salary cap?

The Ryan Fitzpatrick contract standoff is over, and now the lingering question is this: How will the Jets fit him under their 2016 salary cap?

First off, let's point out that this won't be too difficult, even with Fitzpatrick taking up $12 million of cap space with his one-year contract.

Now, the numbers.

The Jets are also finally signing their first-round draft pick, inside linebacker Darron Lee, who will have a $1.858 million salary cap figure in 2016.

According to NFLPA records, the Jets currently have $9.126 million in cap space.