Though the agreement had been hammered out days earlier, veteran quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick actually signed his contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday, right around noon. As it turned out, Fitzpatrick was in the player personnel department at One Buccaneer Place at the exact same time rookie tight end O.J. Howard was there to ink his first NFL contract.
In a way, both Fitzpatrick and Howard are "final pieces" to what could be the most productive offense in the franchise's 42-year history.
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Veteran quarterbacks have signed in Tampa before, throughout those 42 years.