FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Ryan Fitzpatrick has been in this spot many times throughout his NFL career.
The veteran quarterback is the backup, not the New York Jets’ projected starter right now. That label belongs to Geno Smith, who’s coming off two shaky seasons.
Fitzpatrick is fine with that for now. He knows things can change, just as they did for him in St. Louis, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Tennessee and Houston — all stops in which he became his team’s starting quarterback.
“That’s kind of been a lot of my career, not necessarily being the guy right away and having to step in, and not having there be any sort of drop-off,” Fitzpatrick said after practice Wednesday.