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Ryan Fitzpatrick should have an outstanding post-playing career

By Sayre Bedinger

Jul 30, 2021; Richmond, VA, USA; Washington Football Team quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick (14) looks on during training camp at Bon Secours Washington Football Team Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 30, 2021; Richmond, VA, USA; Washington Football Team quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick (14) looks on during training camp at Bon Secours Washington Football Team Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports /
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Ryan Fitzpatrick, arguably the greatest backup QB of all time, has retired from the NFL. His post-playing days should be rather productive, though.

Veteran quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is deciding to hang up the cleats and retire from the NFL after 17 glorious seasons in the league.

Fitzpatrick famously came into the NFL out of Harvard back in 2005, the same rookie class as back-to-back NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers.

Fitzpatrick played for what feels like half the NFL, but his best years came as a member of the Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Ryan Fitzpatrick shouldn’t be hurting for work in post-playing career

Although Fitzpatrick’s playing days didn’t exactly end with a “bang” — he was injured just one game into his time with the Washington Commanders last year — he had so many incredible moments that fans of the many teams he played for will certainly remember fondly.

Although I said before he might be the greatest backup quarterback of all-time, and what I mean by that is that obviously many teams felt that he was too good to actually be a backup, but most never kept him as a long-term full-time starter.

And there’s nothing wrong with that.

Fitzpatrick was able to find the Fitz-magic in a variety of NFL cities and he proved to be a valuable part of many different rosters over the last nearly two decades.

Fitzpatrick’s $82 million in career earnings were the most in NFL history for a seventh-round draft pick.

He ranks 32nd all time among quarterbacks in career earnings as well.

Not bad for a Harvard grad, I guess.

Fitzpatrick should have plenty more career earnings ahead of him as well. The going rate for former NFL quarterbacks to be in the booth analyzing NFL games nowadays is basically better than playing and starting for someone.

Everyone knows Fitzpatrick has the perfect personality and perspective for being on TV, it’s now only a matter of time before some network pays him a boatload of money to bring it to their specific audience.

The post-playing days are about to be just fine for Ryan Fitzpatrick.

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