ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills haven’t seen the last of FitzMagic.
Ryan Fitzpatrick picked up many of his colorful nicknames for his fearless flair for dramatics during a four-year stint in Buffalo.
Seven years and five teams later, the Harvard-educated swashbuckler will be back in town facing his former team Sunday, this time with the winless Miami Dolphins. He reclaimed the starting job this week in rookie coach Brian Flores’ bid to spark an offense that’s scored just 42 points.
“Decided that we feel like that was the best thing for this team and give us an opportunity — the best opportunity — for this team to go up into a tough environment and try to pull out a win,” Flores said, in explaining his sudden change of heart in having Fitzpatrick take over for turnover-prone Josh Rosen.