It's time to update (and shorten) Ryan Fitzpatrick's label.

It no longer should read, "Mediocre free-agent quarterback, who's been engaged in a contract standoff with the Jets since March." Now, it should simply say, "He Who Must Not Be Named."

According to Jets running back Matt Forte, players are not allowed to talk about Fitzpatrick when speaking with reporters.

"All questions about Ryan [are] for Coach Bowles," Forte said, according to the New York Daily News. "They told me to tell you all that."

When Forte was asked to identify the "they" in that remark, he provided a not-so-stealthy hint.

"They," he said, pointing toward the team's building. "Everybody knows who they are."

Confirmed: Fitzpatrick is Voldemort.

So, we have officially reached the silliest point in the silliest contract standoff in the history of silly contract standoffs. If the Jets believe that by not speaking about Fitzpatrick they'll gain some sort of leverage in negotiations or they'll give current starter Geno Smith more confidence or they'll finally move on and finally forget about their former quarterback, they are mistaken.

Fitzpatrick isn't going away, even if he isn't with the team at training camp. He will continue to hang over the team, even if players won't say his name. His name will be brought up every time Smith undergoes a rough performance, which -- let's face it -- is a likely outcome in the vast majority of their games, even if the Jets start the regular season without Fitzpatrick.

He isn't going away. At some point, the Jets will need to confront He Who Must Not Be Named.

The good news: It worked out well for Harry Potter.