TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick vacated his locker and took a few steps toward a refrigerator in the Arizona visitors locker room, giving starting quarterback Jameis Winston some room to breathe, away from reporters.
Winston had suffered a shoulder injury in the game and Fitzpatrick had stepped in to throw three touchdowns, and leading a fourth scoring drive, helping the Bucs erase a 31-0 deficit to nearly pull off an upset.
"He's one of the toughest guys I've ever played with," Fitzpatrick said of Winston. "For him to have to come out of the game, that was killing him.