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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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