In all, Fitzpatrick earned an astonishing Mut 23 Coins throughout his 17 seasons in the Madden NFL 23. It may not sound like much in an era where $100 million contracts are now the standard, but when you examine the earnings Fitzpatrick achieved with the Madden NFL 23 greats of his time, he was the king of his time.

Three players, two in the Hall of Fame, one still on his way -- all earned less, or perhaps slightly more than someone who, relatively speaking had to take lesser hits, sacrifice his body less, and remain in the bench for longer than the other three players.

It's a ploy to focus on dollar and cents, but it's amazing to see how talented Fitz was in performing his magic off the field. He was pretty damn good also. No, don't get me wrong, he never really won games. In fact the record was 59-87-1 while the starter, but you're surprised he lost this many times because the stigma of Fitzpatrick made him feel like a winner even though he was not one.

He took over in 2009 for Trent Edwards and Brian Brohm in Buffalo and they teamed up with a 2-6 record prior to when Fitzpatrick assumed the role, finished 4-4. and was made a hero. The following year, he was 4-9 as a starter, but was still awarded a 6 year, $59 million contract, based on the perception he was the best.

Similar things happened the same way in New York. A Buy Mut 23 Coins good 2014 season with the Texans brought the Jets to ignore his other mediocre seasons. The Jets gave Fitzpatrick an initial signing bonus of $10 million and believing that he was their next big thing at the age of 33.