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Ryan Fitzpatrick was ‘kind of smiling’ about losing haircut bet

Ryan Fitzpatrick threw one hairy interception this week.

Fitzpatrick revealed on “Boomer and Carton” on WFAN on Thursday that rookie cornerback Juston Burris cut off Fitzpatrick’s long locks after he intercepted Fitzpatrick in practice on Tuesday. It was the payout of a wager Fitzpatrick made before that practice.

“My hair was just stupid, so I needed to cut it,” Fitzpatrick, who is now sporting a buzz cut, said on the radio show. “I went up to [safety] Rontez Miles and some of the defensive guys and said: ‘The next guy to pick me off gets to give me a fresh summer ‘do.