Ryan Fitzpatrick urges Zach Wilson to rethink Dolphins jersey decision if he wants to ‘be taken seriously’

Ryan Fitzpatrick doesn’t deliberation nan latest move made by Dolphins backmost Zach Wilson will do him immoderate favors.

Not agelong aft nan Dolphins announced caller jersey numbers Wednesday, pinch nan newly signed Wilson electing to deterioration No. 0 for nan 2025 season, Miami’s erstwhile backmost offered a fewer prime words astir nan erstwhile first-round pick’s determination arsenic he embarks connected a caller section successful what’s been a rocky NFL career.

“Hey Zach there’s ever clip to alteration your mind…I cognize you’re friends pinch Braxton Berrios and I cognize it worked for Orlando Woolridge but if you’re trying to build backmost your profession and beryllium taken superior (which I’m judge you are) this won’t help…,” Fitzpatrick posted Wednesday connected X.

The “Thursday Night Football ” analyst, who sported No. 14 passim his NFL career, including a two-season stint successful South Beach from 2019-20, expanded connected his informing to Wilson successful a follow-up post.

“It mightiness beryllium silly but cognition matters successful this business and a QB trying to resurrect his profession wearing #0 doesn’t shriek superior QB,” nan 42-year-old Fitzpatrick responded to an X user.

Berrios, a wide receiver and Wilson’s erstwhile teammate pinch nan Jets, wore No. 0 successful his 2 seasons pinch nan Dolphins.

He signed pinch nan Texans successful free agency aft spending nan past 2 years successful Miami.

Late Bulls prima Orlando Woolridge besides wore zero during his clip successful Chicago.

The NFL greenlit players wearing No. 0 successful 2023.

With his move to nan Dolphins, Wilson, 25, is now connected his 3rd squad successful 2 years.

He was traded to nan Broncos past April, ending a roller-coaster, three-year tenure successful New York, earlier signing a one-year, $6 cardinal statement pinch nan Dolphins successful March.

Wilson, who wore Nos. 2 and 4 pinch nan Jets and Broncos, respectively, is looking to re-energize his profession arsenic starter Tua Tagovailoa’s backup.

Although nan numbers tied to Wilson aren’t precisely stellar — he’s thrown 23 touchdowns to 25 interceptions and posted a profession grounds of 13-21 — Miami brass is eager to see what their erstwhile Jets rival tin do successful a caller environment.

“Zach has won a fewer games,” Dolphins wide head Chris Grier said earlier this month. “I cognize everyone is going to opportunity his grounds and stuff, but I deliberation for america successful dealing pinch it and getting to cognize him, talking erstwhile he signed and getting to cognize him and going done it and going backmost to nan relationships group had pinch him anterior to nan draught erstwhile he came out. We conscionable felt that successful talking to him and immoderate veterans that he was nan correct fresh and correct prime for america because we do deliberation that his accomplishment group really fits what our discourtesy does.”

The Dolphins vanished 8-9 past play and missed nan playoffs.

Tagovailoa was sidelined astatine different points owed to a concussion and hep injuries, pinch backups Skylar Thompson and Tyler Huntley getting nods to commencement and struggling successful his place.