Yup, he pretty much said that the clock is winding down and it has nothing to do with his physical health. As much as I hate seeing him go, he deserves to retire and enjoy his family.
""I saw Tua's comments from the other day. The advice I would give him and what he's going to do is put your head down, you go to work, you tune all that stuff out and you let your presence, leadership ability and play on the field doing all the talking for you. There's always going to be rumors. There's always going to be haters and doubters. As long as you have the belief in yourself and a team that believes in you because of how you carry yourself every day, that's what matters. It gets harder and harder as social media is such a big part of everybody's life now to tune it out, but that's what he has to do, and that's what I think he's going to do."" "As for Fitzpatrick's future, he plans to play his 17th NFL season in 2021 in what he called a "really easy" decision. He says he'll "never say never" in regard to a return to Miami, but that he has been in the league long enough to know how these things go. He praised the city and franchise for what has been a great two seasons." ""I love being out there," he said. "I love playing. I love the grind. I love the adversity with my teammates. I love being part of a team. These decisions have become heavier in recent years with some of that stuff, but I've got a really supportive family and looking forward to continuing on and playing next year. All things being equal, I want to be out there on the field playing. It's just a lot more fun for me to be playing than it is to be sitting and watching. I'm going to see what's out there and make an informed decision with my family.""
I get your sarcasm. What’s truly legendary about Fitzpatrick is he’s played on 8 different teams in the league. If you think about it, journeyman quarterbacks play on 3...maybe 4 teams throughout their careers. The fact that Fitzpatrick has played in 1/4 of all the NFL teams says a lot.