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Since the Crimson’s season ended in November, the NFL hopeful and 2004 Ivy Player of the Year has been doing all he can to improve his draft potential. He has played in two senior bowls—the East-West Shrine Bowl and the Hula Bowl—impressing scouts with his accuracy and ability to throw on the run. He has practiced with big-name quarterbacks like Oklahoma’s Jason White. And he showed off his stuff to scores of NFL teams at last weekend’s NFL combine in Indianapolis...
Ultimately, that may not be such a bad thing. In fact, it’s those very Harvard attributes like intelligence and quick-thinking that Fitzpatrick hopes will make him attractive to professional teams, teams that are looking for a sleeper pick on the second day of the draft. Ideally, those Harvard brains translate into an ability to swiftly adjust, to accurately read defenses, and to mistake-free play—all things that Crimson football fans have seen over the past four years...
With approximately two months remaining before the draft, Fitzpatrick continues to balance school with training. He plans to attend a Pro Day at Boston College near the end of March, and potentially another one at Arizona. He has been corresponding with former teammates Jamil Soriano ’03 and Carl Morris ’03, both current members of NFL practice squads who went through a similar process senior year...
Fitzpatrick can top his Crimson predecessors by getting picked in the draft, a feat achieved by no Harvard player since Isaiah Kacyvenski...
...junior, a pre-season All-ECAC first team selection and New York Rangers first-round draft pick, was expected to miss the remainder of the season, though rumors began to swirl early last week that he might be healthy enough to rejoin the Big Green by the first round of the ECAC tournament...