The Houston Texans traded quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick to the New York Jets for a late-round conditional draft pick, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
The Texans will get a conditional seventh-round pick that can become a sixth based on how much playing time Fitzpatrick gets with the Jets.
Fitzpatrick was the odd man out in Houston with the team re-signing Ryan Mallett and agreeing to a deal with free-agent quarterback Brian Hoyer.
Fitzpatrick is familiar with Jets offensive coordinator Chan Gailey's system, having played for him when Gailey was the head coach of the Buffalo Bills.
Geno Smith finished last season as the team's starter in a season that had many downs and few ups. Michael Vick, who replaced Smith briefly as the team's starter last season, is a free agent.
After starting nine games for the Texans last season, Fitzpatrick was benched in favor of Mallett. Mallett suffered a torn pectoral muscle, which he played through in his second start, then was placed on injured reserve. Fitzpatrick returned, set a franchise record for touchdown passes in a game -- throwing for six in a game against the Titans, and then suffered a broken leg in his second start back.
Overall, Fitzpatrick threw for 2,483 yards while completing 63.1 percent of his passes with 17 touchdowns and eight interceptions.
Smith has started 29 games in the NFL, in which the Jets have an 11-18 record. New coach Todd Bowles has been reluctant to anoint him as the team's starter.
The Texans will get a conditional seventh-round pick that can become a sixth based on how much playing time Fitzpatrick gets with the Jets.
Fitzpatrick was the odd man out in Houston with the team re-signing Ryan Mallett and agreeing to a deal with free-agent quarterback Brian Hoyer.
Fitzpatrick is familiar with Jets offensive coordinator Chan Gailey's system, having played for him when Gailey was the head coach of the Buffalo Bills.
Geno Smith finished last season as the team's starter in a season that had many downs and few ups. Michael Vick, who replaced Smith briefly as the team's starter last season, is a free agent.
After starting nine games for the Texans last season, Fitzpatrick was benched in favor of Mallett. Mallett suffered a torn pectoral muscle, which he played through in his second start, then was placed on injured reserve. Fitzpatrick returned, set a franchise record for touchdown passes in a game -- throwing for six in a game against the Titans, and then suffered a broken leg in his second start back.
Overall, Fitzpatrick threw for 2,483 yards while completing 63.1 percent of his passes with 17 touchdowns and eight interceptions.
Smith has started 29 games in the NFL, in which the Jets have an 11-18 record. New coach Todd Bowles has been reluctant to anoint him as the team's starter.
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