Former Bill Ryan Fitzpatrick mocks Jets and new Dolphins QB for jersey number selection

Fitz didn't mince words while providing life advice to the former top Jets draft pick and now Dolphins QB

Jan 19, 2025; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Former Buffalo Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick rallies the crowd before the game against the Baltimore Ravens in a 2025 AFC divisional round game at Highmark Stadium | Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

Sometimes when life goes slightly off course, someone from outside your inner circle needs to step in and offer friendly, but constructive, advice.

Former Buffalo Bills QB, turned NFL broadcaster, Ryan Fitzpatrick has stepped up on social media to offer quarterback Zach Wilson some friendly and supportive advice in response to Wilson's decision to select jersey number zero with his new team.

Wilson Drafted By The NY Jets

After being selected by the New York Jets as the number two overall selection in the 2021 NFL draft, Wilson signed a 4 year $35 million dollar fully guaranteed contract. He was paid $22 million of that amount at signing.

After three disappointing years in New York, Wilson was traded by the Jets for...well...not much...the Jets sent Wilson and a seventh-round pick to the Broncos, in exchange for a sixth-round pick, while also agreeing to split Wilson's $5.5 million 2024 salary with the Broncos.

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New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson (2) was sacked 5 times and threw for only 81 yards against a stingy Bills defense. | Jamie Germano/Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK

Wilson was not re-signed by the Broncos, making him a free agent for 2025 and able to sign with any team.

Wilson Signs With The Miami Dolphins & Selects New Jersey Number

This week, Wilson signed with the Miami Dolphins on a $6 million fully guaranteed deal. This would seem like a positive development for Wilson, however, the team also announced Wilson decided to wear the number zero for his new team.

That's when Ryan Fitzpatrick stepped up, via social media, advising the still developing QB that he may want to reconsider his auspicious decision of the number zero.

Fitzpatrick messaged, "Hey Zach there’s always time to change your mind…I know you’re friends with Braxton Berrios and I know it worked for Orlando Woolridge but if you’re trying to build back your career and be taken serious (which I’m sure you are) this won’t help…"

Hey Zach there’s always time to change your mind…I know you’re friends with Braxton Berrios and I know it worked for Orlando Woolridge but if you’re trying to build back your career and be taken serious (which I’m sure you are) this won’t help… https://t.co/AsjkSIFUcg

— Ryan Fitzpatrick (@FitzMagic_14) April 23, 2025

Lets hope that Zach can take Fitz's advice in the most constructive way possible, and acknowledge that wearing the number zero, as an NFL quarterback, likely quashes any chance of a comeback.

Note, Marcus Mariota wore No. 0 with the Commanders in 2024, becoming the first and only quarterback in NFL history to wear No. 0.

Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 369 yards in Buffalo's shocking 34-31 victory over the Patriots in 2011 | JAMIE GERMANO staff photographer via Imagn Content Services, LLC

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