Round 7 moneymaker
Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick (14) Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports
NFL quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick announced his retirement from the league this week. The former Rams, Bengals, Bills, Titans, Texans, Jets, Buccaneers and Washington player had a long, 17-year run.
In amassing such a career, Fitzpatrick takes at least one honor with him into retirement. According to Spotrac, at approximately $82 million earned, Fitzpatrick is the highest-earning former seventh-round pick in NFL history.
Here is a team-by-team breakdown of Fitzpatrick’s career earnings:
St. Louis Rams (2005-2006)
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Earnings: $568,250
Cincinnati Bengals (2007-2008)
(Frank Victores-USA TODAY Sports)
Earnings: $1,362,000
Buffalo Bills (2009-2012)
(John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports)
Earnings: $26,575,000
Tennessee Titans (2013)
(Don McPeak-USA TODAY Sports)
Earnings: $3.25M
Houston Texans (2014)
(Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports)
Earnings: $4M
New York Jets (2015-20160
(Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports)
Earnings: $15,310,848
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2017-2018)
(Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports)
Earnings: $6,665,000
Miami Dolphins (2019-2020)
(Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)
Earnings: $13,540,322
Washington Football Team (2021)
(Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports)
Earnings: $10,537,000
NFL career
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Total career earnings: $82,118,420
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