Ryan Fitzpatrick
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| Cincinnati Bengals — No. 11 | |
| Quarterback | |
| Date of birth: November 24, 1982 | |
| Place of birth: Gilbert, Arizona | |
| Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Weight: 225 lb (102 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2005 for the St. Louis Rams | |
| Career history | |
| College: Harvard | |
| NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 7 / Pick: 250 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
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| Selected NFL statistics (through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season) |
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| TD-INT | 4-8 |
| Passing yards | 777 |
| QB Rating | 58.2 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Ryan Joseph Fitzpatrick (born November 24, 1982 in Gilbert, Arizona) is an American Football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted originally by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Harvard.
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[edit] Professional career
[edit] Wonderlic controversy
As is the case for most incoming NFL rookies, Fitzpatrick took the Wonderlic Test. Highly divergent reports about his performance have appeared in the media. A draft commentary on the NFL's official website reported that he made a perfect score, while setting a speed record by completing the exam in nine minutes.[1] According to a The Wall Street Journal report that appeared in the September 30, 2005 edition, Fitzpatrick scored a 38 on the exam, not a 50; this would still be considered an exceptionally high score, and the claim that he completed the test in nine minutes is accurate. While his actual score is unknown, he certainly did not record a perfect score, as he has been quoted admitting he left at least one question blank.[2] As the Wonderlic score is the number of correct answers to 50 questions, the best he could have scored would be a 49.
Coincidentally, the only player to earn a verified perfect score on the Wonderlic test was also a Harvard graduate: wide receiver/punter Pat McInally, who played his entire career with the Cincinnati Bengals.[3]
[edit] St. Louis Rams
Fitzpatrick played his first NFL game on November 27, 2005. Coming into the game in the second quarter against the Houston Texans to replace an injured Jamie Martin, Fitzpatrick lead the Rams from a 24-3 halftime deficit to a 33-27 overtime win, throwing for 310 yards and three touchdowns. This made Fitzpatrick one of only five players who passed for 300 yards in their NFL debut. The others were Otto Graham, 346 yards (1950); Ed Rubbert, 334 (a replacement player for the Washington Redskins during the 1987 strike); Mark Rypien, 303 (1988), and Peyton Manning, 302 (1998).
[edit] Cincinnati Bengals
On September 1, 2007, Fitzpatrick was traded to the Bengals for a seventh-round pick in the 2008 NFL Draft.[4]
A restricted free agent in the 2008 offseason, Fitzpatrick signed his one-year tender offer from the Bengals on April 17.
[edit] Personal
Fitzpatrick is married to his long-time girlfriend Liza Barber, former captain of the Harvard Women's Soccer team[5], and the couple has one son, Brady Joseph, born March 1, 2007.[6]
Fitzpatrick's younger brother Shaun is the starting tight end for Northern Arizona University[7] and was recently voted Honorable Mention All American Tight End and All Big Sky Conference.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/8235750
- ^ The Harvard Crimson :: Sports :: Embracing Brains and Brawn
- ^ USATODAY.com - Who knows if this Longhorn is short on IQ
- ^ http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/rams/story/6599AD163E5FCD9686257349005A04FB?OpenDocument
- ^ Fitzpatrick readies for 2nd season with Rams
- ^ News - Brains and brawn - Cincinnati Bengals
- ^ ESPN - Shaun Fitzpatrick Stats, News, Photos - Northern Arizona Lumberjacks - NCAA College Football
