The Jets' Ryan Fitzpatrick experiment should finally be over
New York Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick’s contract officially voids on Friday, Feb. 10, rendering him an unrestricted free agent at the start of the NFL league year, on March 9.
Though, while it’s a near certainty the franchise will move on from the veteran, their financial commitment to him is not over yet. According to Joel Corry of CBS Sports, the Jets will still carry a $5 million salary cap charge because of a bonus proration from Fitzpatrick’s 2017 contract year.
The quarterback’s second season with the Jets proved a serious decline from his first.
In 2015, Fitzpatrick established a franchise record when he threw 31 touchdowns, against just 15 interceptions and the Jets won 10 games. But in his second year, following a prolonged contract holdout last summer, he would account for the NFL’s worst passer rating, while his 17 intercepted passes helped the Jets achieve the league’s worst turnover differential (minus-23).
New York Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick’s contract officially voids on Friday, Feb. 10, rendering him an unrestricted free agent at the start of the NFL league year, on March 9.
Though, while it’s a near certainty the franchise will move on from the veteran, their financial commitment to him is not over yet. According to Joel Corry of CBS Sports, the Jets will still carry a $5 million salary cap charge because of a bonus proration from Fitzpatrick’s 2017 contract year.
The quarterback’s second season with the Jets proved a serious decline from his first.
In 2015, Fitzpatrick established a franchise record when he threw 31 touchdowns, against just 15 interceptions and the Jets won 10 games. But in his second year, following a prolonged contract holdout last summer, he would account for the NFL’s worst passer rating, while his 17 intercepted passes helped the Jets achieve the league’s worst turnover differential (minus-23).
