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15 QBs who have earned a stunning amount in their average careers

The numbers are astonishing because the statistics, for the most part, are mediocre. Check out how much some of these NFL QBs have earned.

You don’t have to be a star to hit it rich in the NFL as a quarterback. All you have to do is find a way to stick around so the years and dollars continue to pile. A look at 10 quarterbacks — mainly journeymen — who have made an astonishing amount in pro football. Spotrac.com with the assist.

Jacoby Brissett

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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Jacoby Brissett checks in at $17,355,075. He is 12-20 in 32 career starts. With Philip Rivers on the Colts, Brissett will likely move on or make more dough in a backup role.

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Terrell Owens wanted to stick around with the Bills for another season

Hall of Fame wide receiver Terrell Owens taking his talents to the Buffalo Bills is almost still something that’s hard to believe really happened. 

Hall of Fame wide receiver Terrell Owens taking his talents to the Buffalo Bills is almost still something that’s hard to believe really happened.

The 2009 season for the Bills with Owens wasn’t good one. Then-starting quarterback Trent Edwards saw his career fizzle out early that year, which famously included his 185-game streak with at least a single catch in a game coming to an end.

Owens never really caused a scene off the field in Buffalo, something he was known for doing prior to joining the Bills, but clearly there were reasons to be frustrated. But apparently that’s nothing a little Fitz Magic can’t fix.

Owens reflected on his one season in Buffalo with The Athletic this week and like he has many times, praised the heck out of him former home for one season, but added to it. Owens admitted he wanted to stay another year with the Bills.

“Honestly, I wish I could have played another year or two (in Buffalo),” Owens said. “If you look at my stats, they weren’t particularly good in the beginning of the season, but once I got with Ryan Fitzpatrick it was like ‘Fitz Magic.'”

“I’ve spoken very highly of Ryan. People ask me who is your favorite quarterback and people think I’m saying it was a joke but I’m like, ‘Yo, Ryan is one of the better quarterbacks that I played with.’ I say that honestly because of how smart he is. Maybe it has something to do with that Harvard education,” Owens added.

With Fitzpatrick under center, Owens had four of his five touchdowns that season, plus a 197-yard outing. However, staying didn’t happen.

Owens played one more season with the Bengals in 2010 to finish his career. In the piece, former Bills general manager Buddy Nix admits he wasn’t on board to sign Owens in the first place. After the 2009 season, Nix was promoted to that GM position and decided the Bills were one and done in Buffalo. Nix said Owens “wasn’t happy about it” at the time. The Hall of Famer also said former head coach Chan Gailey, who was with the Cowboys, Owens’s former team as well, might have had something to do with it.

T.O.’s ties in Buffalo might’ve been brief, but they’re strong as he’s said on numerous occasions. He revealed the team might have him come back and “lead the charge” pre-game some time in the future. And in a classic Owens way, he still thinks he could help them now. Unfortunately, that’s an answer we’ll never find out.

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Geno Smith calls Rex Ryan ‘snake’ after coach slams QB & Bill Belichick

Former New York Jets coach Rex Ryan gave Tom Brady credit for the Bill Belichick’s six Super Bowl rings while bashing Geno Smith.

Bill Belichick has won six Super Bowls with the Patriots since 2000, but former Jets coach Rex Ryan said he wouldn’t have any titles if not for Tom Brady. Ryan went so far as to invoke the name of former Jets quarterback Geno Smith – who Ryan coached from 2013-14 – when making his argument. 

“Let’s give him Geno Smith,” Ryan said on ESPN’s First Take, “and let’s see how many Super Bowls he would have won.”

The video quickly went viral, and caught the eye of Smith. The former Jets retorted with a series of tweets directed at his old coach. Smith called Ryan a “snake” and said that he was being painted as a scapegoat for the Jets’ poor record during his time as the starter.

 

Neither Ryan nor Smith had much success in New York. Ryan went 46-50 in six seasons – including 5-8 in 13 games against the Patriots – while Smith went 11-18 in Ryan’s final two years in New York. Ryan started off hot in New York with back-to-back AFC championship appearances but faltered before being fired in 2014.

Smith, who Ryan and the Jets drafted 39th overall in 2013, completed 57.5 percent of his passes for 5,5571 yards, 25 touchdowns and 34 interceptions in the 29 games he played. He lost the Jets’ starting job to Ryan Fitzpatrick for good before the 2015 season when defensive end IK Enemkpali punched Smith in the face and fractured his jaw. Smith played with the Giants and Chargers and was the backup for the Seahawks in 2019.

Why the Bucs’ game against the Bears in 2020 will be a must-watch

When the Buccaneers visit Soldier Field in 2020, it will be the perfect chance for the Bucs to exact a little revenge on the Bears.

Tom Brady’s arrival in Tampa Bay has the Buccaneers and their fans thinking playoffs for the first time in over a decade. Brady’s postseason experience and six Super Bowl titles have helped make him the greatest to ever play the game. And with Super Bowl LV set to be played at Raymond James Stadium next year, it could be another magical season for the future Hall of Famer.

But another bonus of Brady taking over the Bucs is that he can help exact some revenge on opponents this upcoming season — namely, the Chicago Bears.

Tampa Bay will take to the road in 2020 and visit Soldier Field, where they last played in Week 4 of 2018. That game seemed to mark the beginning of the end for Tampa Bay’s season. Heading into that matchup, the Bucs were 2-1 and had gotten off to a hot start to the season thanks to the dazzling play of Ryan Fitzpatrick, who started the year while Jameis Winston served his suspension stemming from his incident with an Uber driver.

Fitzpatrick began the season with three-straight games throwing for over 400 yards, and helped lead the Bucs to upset wins over the New Orleans Saints and the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. But, Week 4’s game against the Bears brought everything to a crashing halt.

Fitzpatrick struggled mightily, throwing for just 126 yards and an interception before being replaced by Winston, who had just returned from suspension. Winston fared no better, finishing with 145 yards passing with one touchdown and two picks. But, perhaps worst of all, the Bucs defense allowed Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky to throw for 354 yards, six touchdowns with zero interceptions. They made Trubisky look like Brady that day. The Bucs lost 48-10 and would go just 3-9 the rest of the season, finishing with a record of 5-11 for the second-straight year.

Now, with the real Brady on their side, the Buccaneers can take the fight back to Soldier Field next season and look for a little redemption. The good news? Brady is 5-0 against the Bears in his career, throwing 14 touchdowns and four interceptions. Plus, he led the Patriots to a victory at Soldier Field back in that same 2018 season.

Hey, NFL, here’s a perfect prime-time game for you!

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With Tom Brady gone, Josh Allen is AFC East’s winningest starting QB

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, but you’ve been sitting on the throne for far too long. In fact, that’s now a throne that belongs to Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen. 

Congratulations to Tom Brady on a heck of a career in the AFC East.

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, but you’ve been sitting on the throne for far too long. In fact, that’s now a throne that belongs to Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen.

Brady announced Tuesday that he is leaving the Patriots; all signs point to a deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

So with Brady out, facts are facts. The AFC East now has a new winningest quarterback residing in it, and it’s Allen.

Brady’s 219-64 career record was going to be tough for anyone to beat. Allen currently sits at a 15-12 record in his career. Really, it’s a 15-11 record because one of those losses includes a Nathan Peterman pick-six interception which helped the Houston Texans beat the Bills once upon a time, but 15-12 it is. Allen started that game and got the loss, but he left it due to injury.

Moving around the horn, the New York Jets had a pretty brutal season in 2019, which also included Sam Darnold’s spell with mono. Overall, Darnold’s record is nearly the exact opposite of Allen’s record at 11-15 overall.

The next two teams are nearly a wash. Currently the Miami Dolphins starting quarterback is Ryan Fitzpatrick. While there’s love for Fitz in Buffalo, his career record is 55-83-1. With Miami he’s 5-8 and only has one non-losing record with a team, a 6-6 record with the Texans. For what it’s worth, he was 20-33 overall with the Bills.

Wrapping up with New England, like the Dolphins, their  current and most-realistic situation is that of a starting quarterback who is 0-0.

Jarrett Stidham is technically their No. 1 QB as things stand, and he’s 0-0. But if the Patriots, bring in a rookie to compete, as the Dolphins are likely to do, that’s still 0-0. Another veteran addition is possible, but typically when quarterbacks are on the open market, they don’t have winning records either.

In terms of individual stats, you can’t really compare since Fitzpatrick has started over 100 games more than both Darnold and Allen. So in the fairest of comparisons via record… and Allen reigns supreme.

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NFL.com sees Bills QB situation trending in right direction

The Buffalo Bills are trending in the right direction at quarterback, according to NFL.com

NFL.com explored the quarterback situation of each team ahead of the free agency period. The Bills are tabbed a team that is moving forward in the right direction, putting Buffalo in a much better situation than many other teams in the league at this time.

The analysis categorized Buffalo’s quarterback state of affairs as “trending upward.” Here’s why:

 Josh Allen might actually be the guy in Buffalo after all — even if he gets the job done in a bit of an unorthodox way. The quarterback led the Bills to a wild-card berth in 2019, completing 58.8 percent of his passes for 3,089 yards with a 20:9 TD-to-INT ratio, and he nearly broke Buffalo’s “gets us” meter when he stepped off a plane in frigid temperatures wearing only a short-sleeved hoodie and a ballcap. That makes for a beloved signal-caller in Western New York. But he’ll have to cut down on his running (109 attempts, 510 yards, nine touchdowns) if he wants to make a long career out of this. For now, there’s optimism in Buffalo. We’ll see if the Bills can take the next step with Allen in 2020.

The concerns about Allen’s development was the top story for the Bills entering the 2019 season. The Wyoming product took many positive steps to quell some of the concerns and reinforce his place as the team’s burgeoning franchise quarterback.

Allen doubled the number of touchdowns he threw in his second year (10-to-20) while reducing the number of interceptions thrown (12-to-9), despite playing in more games as well.  He also increased his passing yards per game by 20.3 yards. He also completed a league-high four fourth-quarter comebacks.

The Bills may enter the new NFL year with the best quarterback situation in the AFC East. The New England Patriots fell into the “known unknowns” category, as Tom Brady is garnering a great deal of attention with the possibility of entering free agency for the first time in his career. The New York Jets are placed in the “need to be convinced” area, as “Sam Darnold isn’t the earth-melting quarterback Jets fans viewed him as when the team selected him third overall in the 2018 draft, but the evaluation remains incomplete, thanks in part to his time missed last season with mononucleosis.”  Finally, the Miami Dolphins, at the helm of Ryan Fitzpatrick, were lumped in with the “Ready for a new face” crowd by Shook.

Thus, it’s not looking too shabby for Buffalo as free agency starts with respect to their quarterback room. Trust the process indeed.

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Dolphins QB Ryan Fitzpatrick endorses new collective bargaining agreement

Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick endorses the NFL’s new collective bargaining agreement.

The NFL’s players have received the latest collective bargaining agreement from the league and will now take the next week to vote on whether or not to ratify the new CBA. We’ve heard from a slew of NFL veterans and names, including former Dolphins WR Kenny Stills, urging the players to not pass the proposal — suggesting that the players should be getting more concessions from the owners as the league looks to embark on their next decade.

But we’ve now heard from Miami Dolphins QB Ryan Fitzpatrick — he’s in. Fitzpatrick released a video message explaining why he’s in support of the new collective bargaining agreement, which can be seen below.

At the root of Fitzpatrick’s belief and support of the CBA proposal? That any further concessions the players could possibly gain would not outweigh the potential cost of a work stoppage, which will be bad for all parties involved. Many prominent veterans around the league have assured younger players that a fund has been set aside to keep pay coming in the event of a work stoppage — but how much is yet to be determined. So, too, is what additional amenities and resources the players feel shortchanged on.

We’ll need to get through the next week of voting, first and foremost. And, if Fitzpatrick has his way, the new agreement will be ratified. If not? It’s back to the drawing board for both sides — with time dwindling to strike a deal.

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Watch: Ex-Titans QB Ryan Fitzpatrick voices support for proposed CBA

Former Titans QB Ryan Fitzpatrick is voting “yes” on the new CBA.

We’ve heard a lot of the biggest names in the NFL voicing their opposition to the proposed CBA that is now being voted on by the players.

But former Tennessee Titans and current Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is actually supporting the proposed deal.

Fitzpatrick recorded a video explaining why he is a fan of the deal and will vote “yes” on it.

Other players, like Titans safety Kenny Vaccaro, are voting the opposite way of Fitzpatrick.

The deadline for players to cast their vote is March 12 at 11:59 p.m. ET. If a majority of the players who cast their vote say “yes” to the new deal, then it passes.

Should the new CBA be passed by the new league year on March 18, the Titans wouldn’t be able to use both the franchise and transition tags, which would give them less options with some of their own free agents.

However, the new CBA also makes changes to fifth-year options for players on rookie deals, and the Titans have two players in Adoree’ Jackson and Corey Davis to make decisions on this offseason.

Fitzpatrick started nine games for the Titans back in 2013, compiling a 3-6 record. He completed 62 percent of his passes for 2,454 yards and 14 touchdowns to 12 picks.

2015 Jets would’ve made playoffs under new CBA proposal

Under the new CBA, the Jets would’ve made the playoffs in 2015.

If only the 2015 New York Jets could’ve played under the NFL’s new collective bargaining agreement proposal.

The league proposed a new CBA this week that includes a revamped playoff format. Under the proposal, the playoffs would include a seventh team in each conference. The No. 1 seed in each conference would get home field advantage and a first-round bye.

If this playoff structure was in place during the 2015 season, the Jets would’ve made the playoffs with a 10-6 record. In that case, the Jets would’ve faced the New England Patriots on the road. In reality, they missed the playoffs by one disastrous game.

Following an upset victory over the Patriots in Week 16 that year, all the Jets had to do was beat Rex Ryan’s lowly Bills in Week 17. However, Ryan Fitzpatrick threw three interceptions in a 22-17 loss, thus eliminating the Jets from playoff contention.

That 2015 team that fell short ended up being the best squad of Todd Bowles’ tenure with the Jets. It was his first season as a head coach and Fitzpatrick had the best year of his career to go along with a strong defense.

Years later, the proposed new playoff structure would only help the Jets going forward. With an extra team in the playoffs, it’s easier to make the postseason than it is under the current format. Obviously, the Jets would still have to have a decent record to get in and they haven’t done that in a while.

Nothing is set in stone with the playoff format yet, as the players have to agree to the NFL’s new CBA proposal. For Gang Green fans eagerly awaiting a playoff appearance, though, it’s easy to see why they could get behind it.