Zarnell Fitch

The first two seasons of Fitch's college football career came at Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas, where he was a two-year starter playing defensive tackle for the Bulldogs. As a sophomore in 2002, he totalled 48 tackles, 2 sacks, a forced fumble and 2 fumble recoveries. He signed a national letter of intent to play at Tennessee in 2003,[2] but returned to Navarro that fall to completed his junior college academic requirements while not participating in football.

Following his one-year hiatus from competitive football, Fitch enrolled at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas in January 2004.[3] That fall, he played in eight games for the Horned Frogs, registering 10 tackles.[4] In the first game of his senior season, Fitch registered a tackle for loss as TCU upset #5 Oklahoma, 17-10 in Norman.[5] He went on to start three games that season, helping the Frogs win a conference title in their first year as members of the Mountain West Conference. He registered 24 tackles for the season to go along with 1.5 sacks and 2 interceptions[6] - including one in a 27-24 victory over Iowa State in the 2005 Houston Bowl.[7]

Fitch graduated from TCU in May 2006 with a degree in communication and a minor in social work.[8]

After going undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft and sitting out the majority of that season, Fitch signed with the New York Jets in December and assigned to their practice squad.[9] In the spring of 2007, the Jets assigned Fitch to the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europa where he started five games and helped lead the Galaxy to a berth in World Bowl XV.[10]

Following an appearance in one preseason game for the Jets in 2007, Fitch was waived on August 28.[11] He then signed with the Baltimore Ravens, spending the majority of the 2007 season with their practice squade but also being promoted to the active roster for 4 games.[12] He signed with the Washington Redskins on July 27, 2008, but was waived two days later.[13]

Fitch spent the 2009 season with the Green Bay Blizzard of the now-defunct AF2, earning second-team All-AF2 honors[14] He then spent the 2010 season with the Milwaukee Iron of the Arena Football League, registering one sack in 9 games.[15]