By Steve Lichtenstein
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If Ryan Fitzpatrick was really worth eight figures, he’d be on the Denver Broncos right now.
Yet the 33-year-old quarterback, coming off a record-setting season for the Jets in 2015, remains unsigned even as the free agent pool has pretty much dried up.
Having worked for two decades in the hedge fund industry, I am a big believer in free markets. And this market is saying that Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan has been wise to not immediately cave in to Fitzpatrick’s demands.
A year after engaging in a wild spending spree to stock talent on a then talent-less football team, Maccagnan is now finding out how the other 99 percent live.