Bills receiver says Fitzpatrick played through cracked ribs

Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick’s 2011 performance downturn seemed to begin immediately after the team signed him to a surprise in-season extension worth $59 million. Fitzpatrick’s team went 1-8 down the stretch, and he threw only 10 touchdown passes compared to 16 interceptions in Buffalo’s final nine contests. Bills receiver David Nelson, however, believes that Fitzpatrick’s sudden, sharp…