‘”We were both in Indianapolis before the Super Bowl,” Fitzpatrick said. “I talked to him a lot out there. There’s been texts and different forms of communication. — A lot of the ones lately have been just talking through the process. He’s a teammate and obviously somebody I want back, but he’s also a friend. And it’s a really hard process to go through. There’s so many ups and downs in the negotiations and so many things that are said. There’s a lot of doubt that creeps in your mind.”‘