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UPDATE: Save Ryan Fitzpatrick’s Beard Campaign gaining momentum!

By ArtieFufkin

(Image via ThePigskinDoctors.com)

SIGN THE PETITION TO SAVE RYAN FITZPATRICK’S BEARD

Last week, we here at ReadAndReact caught a wave of holiday spirit, inspired by the sublime majesty of Ryan Fitzpatrick’s beard. We were so embiggened by the noble beauty of the Bills quarterback’s facial hair, and so devastated when he announced his plans to shave it after the season, that we simply had to take action.

Since launching the Petition to Save Ryan Fitzpatrick’s Beard we have received over 300 signatures from like-minded beard lovers who share in our adoration for this beard, and don’t want to see it go. People from all over the country, Bills fans or otherwise, are coming together behind this cause, united by the spirit of the “Amish Rifle”. We have gotten support in spreading the word from sports media outlets throughout the land, and this thing is starting to catch on like wildfire … or more appropriately for the season, snowball into a full-on viral campaign. In fact, Nick Mendola of WECK-AM in Buffalo has gone on record and said that if this petition gains enough signatures, he will personally deliver it to Fitzpatrick in the Bills locker room!!

That’s why we can’t rest on our laurels now. We only have 2 more weeks of the regular season left, people, and we need to continue to spread the gospel of Fitzpatrick’s Beard far and wide! The self-imposed shave deadline is approaching fast, so it’s time to kick this thing into overdrive, and make sure everyone knows about our cause.

So again, please sign the petition and forward it on to friends, family, social media, blogs, radio stations, newspapers, members of the Bills organization … whatever you can do to help spread the word. Let’s all come together and do something meaningful this holiday season.

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In parting, we thought we’d share a few of the emails, signatures and notes we’ve received over the past few days, so you can hear what some of your fellow-FitzBeard lovers are saying:

• “I am a Bills fan and I started growing my beard about 2 months ago to try and go inch for inch with my boy Fitz-Magic. I told myself I’d shave when Fitzy does, and every Wednesday when he does his player press conference I expect it to be gone, but to my delight it only gets longer. I don’t want to shave my beard, so please dont shave yours!”
• “That beard is a national treasure!”
• “Such a glorious beard deserves a permanent place on the Amish Rifle’s face”
• “Harvard’s Motto is Veritas: The Truth. Nothing says the truth like the Beard. As a Harvard man he has to represent the truth.”
• “As a huge Bills fan, I can’t help but worry that shaving your beard will have Samson-esque results. You’ve been great this year. I look forward to you in the red, blue, and white for years to come!”
• “Nothing is more Western New York than Ryan Fitzpatrick’s Beard”
• “Great Odin’s Raven, that thing is amazing!”
• “For all the Crimson on Wall St. who CAN’T wear a beard, I beg you. Keep that thing!”
• “I want to live in a world where my son’s favorite team’s starting quarterback isn’t afraid to eschew razors. Is that too much to ask?”
• The beard is the only thing that keeps me watching…totally badass! DON’T SHAVE IT!

And finally, our boy Nick Mendola alerted us to the epic beard of Troy University Punter/Nordic God Will Goggans, which is simply breathtaking:

WINNER! (Image via MichiganZone.com)

It’s the beard we can only hope Fitzpatrick’s will someday grow into.

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