Ryan Fitzpatrick revealed in a podcast on Monday that he was told to take off his shirt in a playoff game with Buffalo Bills’ New England in January.
Fitzpatrick, 39, talked last week about his retirement after the 17th season of the NFL. ESPN’s Adam Chef Tarpodcast and his love for Buffalo were talked about.
Quarterback played a wild card game with his two eldest sons at Highmark Stadium on January 15th. The bearded, shirtless Fitzpatrick photo became a hot topic on social media after the match.
“I’ve been to the Super Bowl with my two eldest sons for the past five or six years,” Fitzpatrick told Chefter in a podcast. “I didn’t feel like going to LA this year. Bills played a home playoff game. That is,” Bills has a home playoff game. Let’s make this our trip. ” ..
“We flew to the game that day. From the car through the parking lot to the game, the boys said,” Dad, I’m taking off my shirt. ” I was like “OK, it’s negative-3 outs, just relax”. It was after the 7th touchdown. That stadium felt like time with great energy and feelings. I and my boy took off their shirts.
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“I probably lasted three or four minutes, and after about ten minutes, the frostbite came soon, so I had to tell the boy to put the clothes back. It was a great experience, It was something I shared with my boy that I would never forget.
“I don’t know if I felt like I was at home in the stadium or at home on a fan base. I’ve been in Buffalo for four years and it’s my people. I’m telling them I feel like I understand, and they understand me. Playing in Buffalo was one of the great joys of my career. “
Fitzpatrick played in nine NFL teams. He has put together a career record of 59-87-1 as a starter, including 20-33 of bills. He passed 34,990 yards (always 32nd) and 223 touchdowns (always 36th).
Other findings regarding Fitzpatrick’s retirement include:
• When I said to stop it, “I am very grateful for the opportunity given, and I am very grateful to those who believed in me …. I give everyone the opportunity to play. I wasn’t just sitting and trying to survive. I went out there and tried to prosper and play without fear. “
• About his favorite NFL QB: “Josh Allen is my favorite because it looks easy. He is very talented and he still doesn’t know how good he is. He just keeps getting better. I’m going. It doesn’t hurt for him to play in Buffalo. In terms of his attitude, it’s okay for him to adapt the city to T. “
• Bills’ record improved to 5-2 with a violent hit from London Fletcher in his 2011 victory in Washington. (Buffalo loses the next seven in a row): “London broke my sternum and broke six of my ribs. Low center of gravity, hard head. It’s my responsibility. I make the wrong protection call. The former person listened to me, and I was just bombarded. “
Fitzpatrick also listed his 12 most memorable games. they were:
2005: Rams vs. Texans. Down 21 points, he collected Rams for a 33-27OT victory.
2008: Bengal vs. Jaguar. Bengal wins 21-19. His first career won as a starter.
2010: Bills vs. Bengals. Bills won 49-31. “For the first time I felt that invincibility …. Stevie Johnson asked,” Why is it so serious? “The game. “
2011: Bills vs. Patriots. “We beat them 34-31. It was then that Tom Brady didn’t wave my hand.”
2014: Texans vs. Bills. “The first and only revenge game I’ve ever experienced. I felt the Houston people gathered around me.” The Texans won 23-17.
2014: Texans vs. Titans. Fitzpatrick threw six TD passes with a 45-21 victory.
2015: Jets vs. Patriots: “We won 5 straight wins to 10-5. They won the toss and chose to kick us off. We shook hands in the game.”
2016: Jets vs. Bills. Jets won 37-31. “The first Thursday night game of the season. No problem. Everything I did in that game was perfect.”
2017: Bacchus vs. Cardinals. Buccane rebounded 31-0 and lost 38-33.
2018: Bucks vs Saints. Buccane won 48-40. “One of the games that doesn’t cause any problems. The season started at the beginning of three 400-yard games. This was never done to start the season in quarterbacks. “
2019: Dolphins vs Patriots. The Dolphins won 27-24 in the final drive and the Patriots had to win to secure their home field advantage.
2020: Dolphins vs. Raiders. Dolphins went down two seconds with 19 seconds left and scored a field goal 26-25.
