Ryan Fitzpatrick has been in the NFL for 13 years, has started 116 games and has played for seven different teams. Josh McCown has been employed by an NFL team 16 of the past 17 years, has made 69 starts and has worn eight different jerseys.
Until 36 months ago, however, Fitzpatrick and McCown had never even been in the same stadium on a regular season game day. That has changed in a big way since the start of the 2015 season.
McCown's New York Jets are coming to Raymond James Stadium on Sunday to face the Buccaneers, with Fitzpatrick making his first Tampa start in place of the injured Jameis Winston.