Former Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald was among 19 players who worked out for the Broncos in December but he was not among the 15 players the team signed to reserve/future contracts.
Denver signed quarterback Brett Rypien to a future deal, which wasn’t surprising given that Rypien spent all of last season with the Broncos. That was disappointing for Fitzerald, but his football dream isn’t dead yet.
Fitzgerald has signed with the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL and he might have a chance to start. His competition for playing time will include Taylor Heinicke and Jordan Ta’amu.
Fitzgerald (6-5, 226 pounds) appeared in 43 games during his time at Mississippi State and completed 54.6 percent of his passes for 6,055 yards with 54 touchdown passes against 28 interceptions. He also rushed for 3,504 yards and 45 touchdowns and caught one pass for 9 yards.
He entered the NFL as a college free agent with the Buccaneers last year and spent part of his rookie season on Tampa Bay’s practice squad.
The BattleHawks’ first game will be against the Dallas Renegades on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 3:00 p.m. MT. That contest will air on ESPN.
