Quoting ESPN: "The decision hurt Fitzpatrick even more because he was playing some of the best football of his career — leading the Dolphins to back-to-back blowout wins. The unquestioned leader of the team had a 79.6 QBR that ranks seventh in the NFL."

"This profession is interesting in that the guy that fired me — I basically got fired yesterday and then my day of work today consisted of me in Zoom meetings listening to the guy that fired me, and then [was] locked in a spaced-out room with my replacement for four hours today. So there aren't a whole lot of jobs that are like that," Fitzpatrick said. "But I know how difficult it is to play the quarterback position, and I know that that room is so important to the guy that's playing in terms of everybody having your back and pulling in the same direction.

"So today's the day to digest a little bit, and we'll get away for the bye a little bit. But, yeah, once this thing starts up again, I've got to do my best for Tua to help him out. Because there's two separate situations here. One is with Tua — and I want him to do well and I think he's a great kid and I think he has a really bright future. And the other one is my feelings and just kind of what I'm going through. And that has to be separate from when I walk into this building and help him out. I've got to separate those feelings from trying to be a professional and help him out as best I can."