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Fitzpatrick deal has phony second year, for cap purposes

Fitzpatrick deal has phony second year, for cap purposes

Often when surmising, I surmise incorrectly. Last night, I surmised that Ryan Fitzpatrick’s new one-year contract has a phony second or third year, in order to shrink the 2016 cap hit below $12 million. For change, I surmised correctly. Albert Breer of TheMMQB.com reports that Fitzpatrick’s contract covers two years, but that the second year will…