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2019 NFL Free Agency: Analyzing the top QB options available

By Sayre Bedinger

CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 20: Tyrod Taylor #5 of the Cleveland Browns drops back to pass during the second quarter against the New York Jets at FirstEnergy Stadium on September 20, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 20: Tyrod Taylor #5 of the Cleveland Browns drops back to pass during the second quarter against the New York Jets at FirstEnergy Stadium on September 20, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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TAMPA, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 09: Ryan Fitzpatrick #14 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks on during warm-ups before a game against the New Orleans Saints at Raymond James Stadium on December 09, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Will Vragovic/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 09: Ryan Fitzpatrick #14 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks on during warm-ups before a game against the New Orleans Saints at Raymond James Stadium on December 09, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Will Vragovic/Getty Images) /

Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Age: 36

Ryan Fitzpatrick showed this past season that there’s still plenty of Fitz-magic left in the tank with some early season performances that had the entire league in a tizzy.

The former seventh-round pick out of Harvard has played for seven different NFL teams and could very well end up with his eighth this coming offseason.

He’s a very valuable backup, however, and could be a strong option for teams with a young quarterback or someone in the starting lineup who has been injury prone in the past.

Is your team drafting a quarterback in round one this year? Fitzpatrick may be a solid mentor and backup option.

Fitzpatrick is a pretty classic gunslinger type and had a higher touchdown percentage (6.9 percent) than he has ever had in his career before this season.

His 17 touchdowns and 12 interceptions are a pretty clear indicator of what you’re going to get from this guy, but he’s absolutely worth having around as a veteran who has just about done it all, and someone who has proven he can do what it takes to make it in the league as a late-round pick.

If the Buccaneers don’t re-sign Fitzpatrick, he should have no shortage of suitors on the open market.

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