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An ode to former NY Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick

A degree from an Ivy League establishment opens many doors in the professional landscape. Unlike, say, Dunder Mifflin’s Regional Director of Sales, the lock to the door leading to lasting longevity as an NFL quarterback requires some picking.

But Ryan Fitzpatrick, a recent NFL retiree, was far from conventional.

Armed with a Harvard education that rivaled young Todd Frazier’s meeting with Derek Jeter in terms of in-game broadcast references, Fitzpatrick ended his NFL career last week, leaving only one member of the 2005 draft class (Aaron Rodgers) lingering on an active roster. He entered the league with the St.