Ryan Fitzpatrick essentially served a presidential term in Buffalo, a four-year career that featured lots of facial hair, 64 painful interceptions, weird celebratory haircuts and a lot of fun fall barbecues. He was alternately praised and mocked for his Harvard degree, often scorned for his play on the field and beloved for his temperament off the field.

As you heard yesterday, I’m sure, Fitzpatrick is a Bill no longer—the team announced his release at 4:19 p.m. through Twitter. The Buffalo News’ Mark Gaughan reported just prior that the Bills and Fitz couldn’t come to an agreement with a renegotiated deal, and that was the final blow.

The Bills and QB Ryan Fitzpatrick are headed to a divorce. The Bills offered Fitz a restructured contract, but the deal was turned down.

— Mark Gaughan (@gggaughan) March 12, 2013

Even though his arm wasn’t strong enough to consistently slice through Western New York’s December winds, Fitzpatrick was very “Buffalo”—a good-natured underdog. It’s sad to see him go, but a necessary move for the Bills—especially in light of the Deadspin article focused on the taped phone call between Bills GM Buddy Nix and Bucs GM Mark Dominik.

We combed through Twitter to find the most clever, amusing and cruel tweets discussing the end of Fitzpatrick’s tenure:

Hey Fitzpatrick, grow that beard out again and I can get you a job at any coffeeshop on Elmwood.

— Rust Belt Hipster (@Buffalo_Hipster) March 12, 2013

How did I find out Fitz was gone? 4:21PM text from the Bills. 4:22PM text from WGR. 4:23PM text from… my mom.

— Brad Riter (@BradRiter) March 12, 2013

I ask the following question in all seriousness. Which was a worse contract? Gilbert Arenas or Ryan Fitzpatrick?

— Ryan Weisert (@Spectavius) March 13, 2013

RT @jerrythornton1 If #Occupy was any indication, Ryan Fitzpatrick’s not the only Harvard guy out of work

— OccupyBot (@occupybot) March 13, 2013

Wondering when I’ll be able to buy my $10 Ryan Fitzpatrick jersey, to go with my $10 Flutie, Losman and Johnson jerseys. #deepmarkdown

— Kurt Blumenau (@kblumenau) March 13, 2013

One last time…Video timelapse of Ryan Fitzpatrick’s awesome beard. po.st/KduDH7/ #Bills #Buffalo

— The Buffalo Observer (@BuffaloObserver) March 13, 2013

The Bills paid Ryan Fitzpatrick the equivalent of $58,072 A DAY for 501 DAYS for his last 26 starts. The Bills won 8 of them.

— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) March 12, 2013

The Ryan Fitzpatrick release didn’t save the Bills much money. With $10 million of dead money, the Bills saved $450,000

— John Clayton (@ClaytonESPN) March 12, 2013

Bills fans react to hearing Ryan Fitzpatrick has been released -> glmo.re/Billsfan

— Happy Gilmore (@_Happy_Gilmore) March 12, 2013

“NOOOOOOOO!” - Bill Belichick hearing Ryan Fitzpatrick has just been released.

— Faux John Madden (@FauxJohnMadden) March 12, 2013

You can see another Twitter recount of Fitzpatrick’s departure over at Trending Buffalo.

(Photo courtesy of the Buffalo Bills Facebook page—see it here).