New York Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick doesn’t care if you think his beard is ugly or weird-looking.
Fitzpatrick, who admits he struggled for most of his life to grow a beard, won’t even shave it now for his beloved wife.
“I had a hard time growing facial hair until I was about 24. It was just patchy and it would never come in,” the 11-year NFL veteran said after a recent practice. “And then, I don’t know, something happened in Buffalo. It finally thickened up.”
Asked how he maintains his beard, he gave a funny answer.
“It’s like a wave brush for a black dude,” he said as he searched his locker in vain for his prized possession. “Mine’s like a real fine, hard-bristle [brush]. ‘Cause when I sleep, it gets all matted down.”
His beard has become his trademark and he wouldn’t have it any other way.