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The legend of “FitzMagic” seems to grow by the week.
For those of you living under a rock for the last nine months, it’s a story about an apparent never-was who somehow made good in the one place nobody thought possible.
When rookie general manager Mike Maccagnan acquired Ryan Fitzpatrick back in March for what amounted to a used JUGS machine and some Stickum, even the most ardent optimist could never have imagined he’d be as important to the Jets as he has become.
He has defied the stigma that has ruled this franchise for a very long time, the one that says the Jets just aren’t meant to have a difference-making starting quarterback.