An ode to former NY Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick

Ryan Fitzpatrick, New York Jets, Getty ImagesRyan Fitzpatrick’s bizarre NFL journey is partly headlined by one of the most uncanny seasons in New York Jets history

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…