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Tugging on Ryan Fitzpatrick's beard didn't bring Brandon Marshall much luck

By  Matthew Schwerha
   
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During the New York Jets’ 22-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Thursday Night Football, former Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall tried to tug his quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick’s beard for some good luck.

Despite later scoring a 14-yard touchdown — on a pass from Fitzpatrick — Marshall went on to have one of his worst games of the season.

Already one of the NFL’s leaders in drops coming into this week, Marshall added a couple more dropped balls to his name on Thursday night.

On ten targets, Marshall caught only three passes for 23 yards.

Maybe he needs to find a different beard to tug on.

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