Sources: Fitzpatrick, Jets agree on 1-year deal

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The New York Jets and quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick ended their five-month contract dispute on Wednesday. The two sides finalized a one-year, $12 million contract on the eve of the team’s first training camp practice, sources told ESPN.

The deal also includes another $3 million in incentives, which could boost the value to $15 million, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

The Jets increased their offer Wednesday from $9 million to $12 million, a source said, and gave Fitzpatrick until 7 p.m. ET to take the deal or the team would be “moving on.”

The 11th-hour agreement culminated one of the strangest chapters in team history — a long stalemate that dominated the Jets’ offseason.

The Jets wanted Fitzpatrick and he wanted them, yet he refused to sign the offer that sat on the table for months — three years, $24 million, including a total guarantee of $16 million.

The Jets will have to create room under the salary cap for Fitzpatrick. They have only $9.1 million in camp space, according to NFL Players Association records.

Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for a career-high 31 touchdowns and 3,905 yards last season as the Jets’ quarterback. Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images

The situation got weird on Wednesday, when players said they were instructed by team brass not to discuss Fitzpatrick with the media.

Finally, the Jets’ roster is whole.

After sitting out the offseason, Fitzpatrick is way behind, but he’s expected to be the opening-day …

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