Former NFL QB Ryan Fitzpatrick offers to pay “Mr. Buffalo” Joe Andreessen’s fine for unnecessary roughness
Joe Andreessen was fined $4,000 for unnecessary roughness in the Buffalo Bills' Week 8 victory against the Seattle Seahawks.
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Three things are inevitable in this world; death, taxes, and the NFL fining its players. The most recent victim of the league’s fining is Buffalo Bills’ linebacker Joe Andreessen. The undrafted rookie is a fan favorite and local hero as he grew up minutes away from Highmark Stadium and attended college in Western New York. He has spent his life as a die-hard Bills fan.
The NFL fined Joe Andreessen $4,421.29 for unnecessary roughness in the Buffalo Bills’ 31-10 win against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 8. There was no immediate flag thrown on the play but the league fined him after the game for his use of the helmet. However, the linebacker does not need to worry about paying the fine because a local legend has asked him to put it on his tab!
Ryan ‘Fitzmagic’ Fitzpatrick played for the Buffalo Bills for 4 seasons and despite having played for 9 different franchises throughout his career, he has a special spot for the Bills mafia in his heart. After the news of Andreessen’s fine was made public, Fitzpatrick replied to a post on X requesting the linebacker’s information so that he could pay the fine for him.
“DM me Joe’s info I’ll pay the fine for him…can’t be taking money away from Mr. Buffalo,” the former NFL QB replied to long snapper Reid Ferguson’s comment on X. The undrafted rookie will make under a million this season and has received his first fine in his fourth game.
DM me Joe’s info and I’ll pay the fine for him….can’t be taking money away from Mr. Buffalo
— Ryan Fitzpatrick (@FitzMagic_14) November 3, 2024
Joe Andreessen will make $795,000 this year as his base salary
The play on which the linebacker was fined happened in the third quarter of the game. James Cook scored a touchdown for the Bills and on the subsequent kickoff, Andreessen tackled Laviska Shenault Jr. at Seattle’s 25-yard line.
Joe Andreessen played football in Lancaster and went on to attend Bryant University. He played 5 years of college football and then made his way to the Bills as an undrafted rookie. His work ethic enabled him to rise through the ranks and make the 53-man roster. The locals did not expect him to have an immediate impact on the team but Andreessen shocked them all and made them proud.
Ryan Fitzpatrick continues to cheer for the Buffalo Bills. In the four seasons he played at Highmark Stadium, he raked up 11,654 yards and 80 touchdowns. Odds are that Andreessen was in the crowds cheering for the quarterback while he was growing up. It is heartwarming to see him express his support with this gesture.
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