Ryan Fitzpatrick believes Washington is the best situation he’s had
New Washington Football Team quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick has endeared himself to his new team and fans alike after stating his new team may be his best situation yet.
“This is the best situation I’ve ever been in or the best situation that I’ve ever gone into as the guy,” Fitzpatrick said on the ESPN Daily podcast.
“I signed to be the starter in Houston. I signed to be the starter in Miami, so this is now the third team that I’ve signed to come in and be the starter for.
“I just feel like the way that I’m playing the last four years, kind of the progression of my career, it doesn’t really make a whole lot of sense that 17 years in, physically, I feel great, mentally, emotionally. I’m in the right spot. I just think I am set up for success this year and really looking forward to it.”
Fitzpatrick, now 38 years young, has played for 8 teams — excluding Washington — for context, that’s 25% of the league!
Despite father time closing in, Fitzmagic is still feeling it and is ready to rock out in the nation’s capital.
He is embracing whatever time he has left playing the game he (almost always) loves.
“The other major point in my career when there was a transition was after my year in 2016 with the Jets, which was miserable and the first time in my life I hated football and just didn’t want to play anymore,” Fitzpatrick said. “Since then, it’s almost like I’ve been playing on borrowed time. The last four, I’ve really been able to enjoy. Hopefully everybody has been able to see that for me on the field, from some of the goofy stuff and the interviews. My personality has really come out the last four.”
According to the latest Fanduel odds, Fitzmagic and WFT are second favorite to clinch the NFC East (+270), trailing only Dak Prescott and his Dallas Cowboys (+105).