Jets' Mangold On Fitzpatrick's Haircut: He Looks 'Like A Tennis Ball'
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Ryan Fitzpatrick's freshly cut hair is all the buzz at New York Jets training camp.
The bushy-bearded quarterback reported for training camp last week with a well-coiffed head of hair, sort of a puffed-up pompadour that had his teammates cracking jokes.
Well, they can all cut it out now. Hair today, gone tomorrow.
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Fitzpatrick apparently connected with some scissors or clippers, showing up for practice Wednesday with a close-cropped hairstyle that center Nick Mangold told NJ Advance Media had his head looking "like a tennis ball."
The quarterback opted to not comment to reporters on his fresh cut, so it's uncertain if Fitzpatrick cut it himself or was the handiwork of a barber — or a teammate who's handy with hedge trimmers. Wide receiver Eric Decker told the New York Daily News that the shave came as a result of "a wager," but didn't give any details.
"He lost a bet," Decker told the newspaper. "He had to pay the price. That's all I can say."
Oh, and for the beard lovers, have no fear. It's still in midseason, mountain-man form.
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