The New York Jets have reportedly added a piece to their depth chart at quarterback.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Jets have acquired veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick from the Houston Texans in exchange for a late-round conditional pick. The Houston Chronicle is reporting that the pick involved is a 2016 seventh-rounder that can become a sixth-round pick if Fitzpatrick meets a certain amount of playing time.
Fitzpatrick started 12 games for the Texans last season, but was the odd man out after Houston reportedly brought in Brian Hoyer from Cleveland and re-signed Ryan Mallett. Now the Jets hope that Fitzpatrick can provide a needed veteran presence to pair with 2013 second-round pick Geno Smith, who has had an up-and-down career thus far.
Fitzpatrick – a 10-year veteran who went 6-6 as a starter last year – threw for 2,483 yards, 17 touchdowns and eight interceptions while completing 63.1 percent of his passes in his only season with the Texans. By joining the Jets, Fitzpatrick is set to reunite with Chan Gailey, the Jets’ new offensive coordinator who coached Fitzpatrick in Buffalo from 2010-2012.
Fitzpatrick made 45 starts under Gailey, throwing for 10,232 yards and 71 touchdowns, but he won just 16 of those starts and turned the ball over a whopping 67 times (54 interceptions, 13 fumbles lost).
No, he isn’t the much-needed upgrade at quarterback that Jets have been clamoring for for years, but Fitzpatrick had a decent year for Houston and is an affordable and fairly reliable backup for new head coach Todd Bowles.
The 32-year-old Fitzpatrick has a year remaining on his contract at $3.25 million.
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