What happened: FitzPatrick has been cleared to resume all football activities by surgeon Dr. Martin O’Malley after surgery on a torn Achilles in late December. The 26-year-old tight end remains a free agent.
Why it matters: The clearance removes the main medical question around FitzPatrick's availability after a major lower-leg injury. It also comes one week after Green Bay's four-year, $75 million extension with Tucker Kraft, leaving the former Packers tight end to look for his next opening on the market.
By the numbers: Age 26; torn Achilles surgery in late December; cleared for all football activities roughly nine months later.
What to watch: The next watch is whether FitzPatrick lands a workout, practice-squad chance or active-roster deal now that he has full clearance. Any signing would turn the medical update into a roster move.