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33 NFL Players To Help You Survive The Zombie Apocalypse

By Matthew Miranda

FOXBORO, MA - AUGUST 11: Rob Gronkowski
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Aug 27, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10)and New York Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick (14) shake hands at the end of the game at MetLife Stadium. New York Giants defeat the New York Jets 21-20. Mandatory Credit: William Hauser-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 27, 2016; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10)and New York Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick (14) shake hands at the end of the game at MetLife Stadium. New York Giants defeat the New York Jets 21-20. Mandatory Credit: William Hauser-USA TODAY Sports /

26. Ryan Fitzpatrick

Blessed with a formidable beard and a full head of hair, Ryan Fitzpatrick already resembles someone living in a zombie apocalypse. The hirsute Jets quarterback would look just as at home setting booby traps in the backwoods of zombie ground zero as he does throwing spirals to Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker. But looks don’t really mean anything. If you didn’t know Fitzpatrick was an NFL quarterback, you might think him an aging hipster or a Home Depot manager. The reason you want Fitzpatrick on your side in a zombie world is not because of his looks, but his legacy. He’s proof positive that people can change, dramatically, no matter how late in life.

Before last season, Fitzpatrick only started 16 games twice in his 10-year career — for Buffalo. In each of those years, his team went 6-10; in one of them, he led the league in interceptions. Little was expected of him when was traded by the Texans to the Jets for a 6th round draft pick. Instead, IK Enemkpali punched Geno Smith, Fitzpatrick took the reins for New York, and he finished with his most successful season ever – his first winning season (10-6) and career highs in passing yards (3,905), touchdowns (31) and game winning drives (3). In a zombie apocalypse, whatever you were – pizza delivery driver; unemployed; member of Congress – can’t stop you from becoming the best you you can be. Just like Ryan Fitzpatrick.

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