Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians — known as the NFL’s "quarterback whisperer” — said there should be no quarterback controversy for the Miami Dolphins.
"I don’t think you learn anything holding a clipboard,” Arians added. "You know, I had Peyton Manning his first year, Andrew Luck his first year, Ben [Roethlisberger] was one of those guys that went in by accident because Tommy Maddox got hurt. You miss all the practice reps, you miss the game reps. I don’t know what you learn holding a clipboard watching.”
Fitzpatrick, 37, is coming off one of the best, and most fulfilling, seasons of his 15-year career.