New York Jets

Shear madness: Jets QB Ryan Fitzpatrick trims his beard

Published Nov. 25, 2015 5:01 p.m. ET

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In a razor-sharp move neatly coinciding with the end of no-shave November, New York Jets QB Ryan Fitzpatrick has done the unthinkable.

The longtime sporter of hearty Nordic facial hair has taken a shaver to his luscious outgrowth of a beard.

The news was first reported by the Jets themselves, who caught the heavy-whiskered QB in the act:

BREAKING: #FitzBeard has been trimmed. Whoa. pic.twitter.com/ADrkQcvv8X
— New York Jets (@nyjets) November 25, 2015

In the resulting news conference, Fitzpatrick revealed he trimmed back Fitzbeard in order to "switch up the mojo a little bit." Which the struggling Jets may well need going to the end of the NFL season:

Fitz on the beard decision: "Just seemed like it was time to switch up the mojo a little bit." pic.twitter.com/ytBuaRkeLU
— New York Jets (@nyjets) November 25, 2015

And there was no bristling by Fitzpatrick's teammate Brandon Marshall, who came out in vocal support of the new look:

.@BMarshall approves of Fitz's beard trim: "I love it. Sometimes you need a cleansing and to start fresh." pic.twitter.com/nxFwXH10s9
— New York Jets (@nyjets) November 25, 2015

The reporter next to Marshall, however, appears shell-shocked. Which is understandable as well.