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The Dolphins replaced Fitzpatrick with Tua
Tagovailoa as the starter during the season. The veteran is open
to returning to Miami or heading elsewhere.
"For me personally, I have to take every offseason now and just
reassess. I know these last two years have really re-lit that
fire under me," Fitzpatrick said during an interview with the
Pat McAfee Show. " I still want to play. I enjoy being out there
playing. Things are a little more complicated for me now with my
oldest going into high school and six little ones trailing
behind him. So, there's a lot of thought that has to go into
this thing, but I still love playing the game."
In 165 career games (146 starts), Fitzpatrick has passed for
34,977 yards, 223 touchdowns and 169 interceptions.
Fitzpatrick acknowledged that it was tough to lose his starting
job, but he offered praise for Tagovailoa.
"Tua was the guy that was willing -- I think that's the first
thing, guys have to be willing to ask questions and willing to
learn and he did a good job with all that," Fitzpatrick said.
"It's hard to play quarterback in this league, especially as a
rookie, and he came in and did a great job. ... It was a great
year of experience for him, and I look forward to big things in
the future for him."
--Field Level Media
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