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The 33-year-old signed a $12 million contract with the team
in the off-season but endured a bumpy first six games before
being benched, with Geno Smith taking over at quarterback.
However, when Smith went down to a knee injury against Baltimore
on Sunday, Fitzpatrick was thrust back into action and guided
the Jets to a 24-16 win.
"The biggest thing in this game ... is to have belief in
yourself," Fitzpatrick told reporters. "Because when the owner
stops believing in you and the GM stops believing in you and the
coaches stop believing in you, sometimes all you have is
yourself.
"That's kind of something I've dealt with before and something
I'm dealing with now.”
Fitzpatrick, who went 9-for-14 for 120 yards to help the Jets
snap a four-game losing streak, said: “I told Geno and a couple
guys I’m going to need a couple days for this one to sink in.
“People giving up on you and having to see them every day is not
the easiest thing in the world. You try to deal with as mature
as you can and move on.”
(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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