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Miami Dolphins history of Ryan Fitzpatrick’s number 14

By Brian Miller

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - NOVEMBER 18: Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick #14 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers throws a pass against the New York Giants in the first half at MetLife Stadium on November 18, 2018 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - NOVEMBER 18: Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick #14 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers throws a pass against the New York Giants in the first half at MetLife Stadium on November 18, 2018 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /
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The Miami Dolphins will see free agent acquisition Ryan Fitzpatrick don the number 14 in 2019 which leads us to wonder who wore it best?

When the Miami Dolphins take the field in 2019 they will have a completely new look quarterback situation. Earlier today we looked at the players who wore number 3, the number Josh Rosen will likely wear, and now we are looking at the number 14 that will be worn by Ryan Fitzpatrick.

Only seven players in history wore number three and if Rosen does indeed play a game with that number he will make number 8. Of those seven only Rosen and Joey Harrington were quarterbacks.

The number 14 has a similar history with Fitzpatrick becoming the eighth player in history to wear that number as well.  Most of the players that wore number 14 are quarterbacks but as recent history shows, not all of them.

The first time the number 14 was worn was way back in 1987 when the NFL was in a labor dispute and playing with replacement players. Scott Stankavage wore the number as a replacement player for part of that ’87 season and became the first to wear that number. He was followed by Doug Pederson, yes the same Pederson who is coaching the Eagles and beat the Patriots in the Super Bowl to end the 2017 season.

Pederson had a decent career as a back-up in the NFL but he wore the uniform number for only one season, 1993. Pederson was the quarterback who beat the Eagles to get Don Shula‘s his record-breaking all-time victory.

Doug Pederson authentic game jersey worn – image courtesy of Brian Miller
Doug Pederson authentic game jersey worn – image courtesy of Brian Miller /

Follopwing Pederson, quarterbacks Scott Zolak in 1999, and Brian Griese in 2003 wore the number. Wide-receiver Kendall Newsome wore the number from 2004-2005, followed by receiver Marlon Moore from 2010-2013.

Of course most fans remember the number 14 belonging to receiver Jarvis Landry. Landry was one of the bright spots over the last few years but locker room and issues with Adam Gase and the organization led to him being traded to the Browns ahead of the 2018 season. Still, Landry wore it best and it is unlikely that Fitzpatrick will be around long enough to stake a historical claim.

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