Report: Bills' Fitzpatrick played with cracked ribs

Buffalo Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick played through four cracked ribs during part of the 2011-12 NFL regular season, according to the Buffalo News. 

Fitzpatrick, 29, reportedly suffered the injury to his ribs on a hit from Washington Redskins linebacker London Fletcher during the first half of the Bills October 30th game in Toronto. 

The Harvard product had the best season of his seven-year NFL career in 2011, completing 62 per cent of his passes for 3,832 yards and 24 touchdowns.