Source: Jets offering Fitzpatrick $12M in first year

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The New York Jets’ multiyear offer to free-agent quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, which has been on the table for at least two months, includes $12 million in the first year, a league source confirmed Friday night.

Previously, the first-year payout was widely reported at about $8 million, fueling the perception the Jets have been low-balling their 2015 starter.

Compensation of $12 million for 2016 is more in line with the marketplace, although the overall value of the three-year offer — including the amount of guaranteed money — isn’t known.

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