It didn’t matter that Fitzpatrick couldn’t be a good Madden 24 coins  starting quarterback for more than one season before falling apart. He built a brand on coming out of nowhere, winning games, and making fans fall in love with him. This was the ethos behind “FitzMagic,” but the real trick was always finding an Madden NFL 24 executive willing to write a big check.

All in all, Fitzpatrick earned an astonishing $82,118,420 across his 17 seasons in the Madden NFL 24. On the surface that might not seem like a lot in a world where $100M contracts are becoming the norm, but when you compare what Fitzpatrick made to Madden NFL 24 greats of his era, the man was a king.

Three players, two in the Hall of Fame, one on his way — all made less, or slightly more than a guy who, relatively speaking, needed to take far fewer hits, sacrifice his body less, and sit on the bench more than the other three combined.

It’s flip to try and make this all about dollar and cents, but it’s remarkable just how brilliant Fitz was at weaving his magic off the field. On it, he was pretty damn good as well. Don’t get me wrong, he never really won games — hell, he was 59-87-1 as a starter, but you’re shocked he lost that much because the mystique around Fitzpatrick made him feel like a winner, even if he wasn’t one.

In 2009 he took over for Trent Edwards and Brian Brohm in Buffalo, where they combined for a 2-6 record, before Fitzpatrick took over, went 4-4 and became a hero. The next year he went 4-9 as a starter and was still rewarded with a 6 year, $59 million contact based on the perception he was a winner.

The same thing happened in New York. One good season in 2014 with the Texans caused the Jets to forget about his other middling seasons, giving Fitzpatrick a $10M signing bonus and believing he could be their future at age 33.

Miami, Washington — two more stops, many millions along the way. Always carrying the promise he could be “the guy,” with his time with the Dolphins being so pronounced fans wanted him to get reps over Tua Tagovailoa. Buy mut 24 coins xbox  There was no worse fate for a young quarterback than playing for a team that signed Fitzpatrick, because you knew people would want to wait for the magic to appear.