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When NFL scouts spread out across the country scouring for talent, they don't exactly descend on Ivy League campuses. After all, the eight Northeastern private universities aren't known for their sporting prowess, especially considering that they don't even offer athletic scholarships.
But once in a while, the Ivy League yields a gem for professional football. Its latest offering is former Harvard quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, who has spearheaded a Buffalo renaissance that has the Bills atop of the difficult AFC East after four weeks. He's led a pair of stirring comebacks against Oakland and New England, not bad for the sixth overall choice (from the bottom) in the 2005 draft who has bounced around three teams in his seven-year pro career. Fitzpatrick in fact...
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