Over the course of his 17 NFL seasons, Ryan Fitzpatrick was regarded as among the league’s more jovial personalities. After all, this was the guy who borrowed DeSean Jackson’s clothes just to make a press conference more fun.
But there are some subjects that Fitzpatrick isn’t willing to joke about, and The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz unintentionally hit that topic during Wednesday’s call with the former NFL quarterback. Let this be known now: Ryan Fitzpatrick does not like to discuss waterslides and possible injuries on said waterslides.
Last year, a caller into 106.7 The Fan in D.C. claimed that he witnessed Fitzpatrick get hurt during a trip to a waterpark. And while there was virtually no credibility to the caller’s claim, The Le Batard Show crew figured it would be funny to at least get Fitzpatrick’s take on the subject.
Fitzpatrick, though, just wasn’t feeling that line of questioning at all.
Hard hitting journalist @Stugotz790 asked Ryan Fitzpatrick about the rumor that came from a Washington, DC sports radio caller who alleged Fitzpatrick injured his hip on a waterslide….and immediately offended him. Oh no.
📺 https://t.co/5criV2cGWk pic.twitter.com/MF5kNrq47l
— Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz (@LeBatardShow) September 13, 2022
With the first question, Fitzpatrick basically “no commented” Stugotz. And he really did not enjoy the follow-up questions. Again, Le Batard thought it would be all in good fun — just look at how he was dressed as Kane! But the entire interview was so awkward at that point that they just let Fitzpatrick end his call rather than let the uncomfortable exchange drag on.
NFL fans had plenty of thoughts on the whole call. Also, Fitzpatrick didn’t exactly convince viewers that his career did not end from a waterslide injury.
This was how Twitter reacted
I love every single part of this clip. It is perfect in every way https://t.co/dzF7xYA5ck
— Cody Tapp (@codybtapp) September 14, 2022
An incomplete ranking of what is hilarious about this clip:
5. An athlete going on this show expecting it to be Frontline
4. Greg Cote and Golic’s faces throughout
3. Dan asking Fitzpatrick about his water slide technique
2. Stugoz’s sh*t eating grin
1. Dan dressed as Kane https://t.co/JnXs0Wf02I— Kevin Van Valkenburg (@KVanValkenburg) September 14, 2022
I have never been more convinced that Ryan Fitzpatrick’s career ended on the Summit Plummet. https://t.co/s4TsVEiQ5I
— Chad Chavez (@ChadAChavez) September 14, 2022
Telling don’t ya think https://t.co/vRk6eDNWSz
— Chick Hernandez (@MrChickSports) September 14, 2022
My “I did not hurt myself on a water slide” shirt is prompting a lot of questions answered by the shirt. https://t.co/Em2Ivdlgr8
— D & V (@danaandvictory) September 14, 2022
Trying to cut through the tension dressed as Kane is killing me.
(Side note: he definitely got hurt on a water slide at some point in his life, right?) https://t.co/EcpTbZNref
— Brendan Darr (@BrendanDarr) September 14, 2022
Guy in the back right corner of the control room is undoubtedly the unsung hero of this clip. https://t.co/7dVQbkX7tz
— Brenna Greene (@BrennaGreene_) September 14, 2022
I mean he clearly hurt himself on that water slide hahahaha https://t.co/udTWIWSvuu
— Johnny Mangano (@Johnnymangano) September 14, 2022
Harvard man is not happy with the radio guys. https://t.co/9T73aou3dh
— Newy Scruggs (@newyscruggs) September 14, 2022
I guess we know to not cross that line with Fitzpatrick now. Sheesh.
