Ryan Fitzpatrick Lost a Bet, Shaved Off His Beautiful Hair

New York Jets quarterback reported to training camp looking like a combination of the Iron & Wine guy and an athletic Zach Galifianakis. Now he’s just some guy with a shaved head thanks to an unspecified bet.

"“There was a little wager that happened,” [Eric] Decker said. “I don’t know if I want to be the one to spill the beans. But you’ve got to ask him how it came about and why it’s shaved today and not next week.” Fitzpatrick didn’t address the media Wednesday, so the masses must wait for an explanation. Decker did reveal, however, that the lost bet forced Fitzpatrick to shave his head. Trimming wasn’t an option. “I’m just going to say it’s a wager,” Decker said. “He lost a bet. He had to pay the price. That’s all I can say.”"

Fitzpatrick kept his trademark beard, of course.

He appears to have fallen victim to a classic gambling foil. Never risk more than you can afford to lose. Fitzpatrick’s lustrous mane was a major distraction keeping the media from focusing on a friction-filled holdout and and subsequent new contract. Any true schemer knows that you keep the masses’ attention on the little stuff so they can’t notice when you screw up the big stuff.

If Fitzpatrick and the Jets offense sputters, his buddy Brandon Marshall will have to get into another imbroglio with a sports blogger or something to deflect criticism.

[New York Daily News]