Ryan Fitzpatrick Named Starting Quarterback for Houston Texans

June 17, 2014   ·   Mike Chiari   ·   Jump to comments


The Houston Texans opted against selecting a quarterback early in the 2014 NFL draft, and they announced Tuesday that they have tabbed Ryan Fitzpatrick as their starter for the upcoming season.
Mark Berman of MyFoxHouston.com reported the news:
The Texans signed Fitzpatrick this offseason prior to trading seven-year starter Matt Schaub to the Oakland Raiders.
Following the announcement, Fitzpatrick spoke about the opportunity (via Dave Zangaro of CSN Houston, Brian T. Smith of the Houston Chronicle and Desmond Purnell of NFL Network):
Fitzpatrick also touched on Andre Johnson, who will be the quarterback's top target, assuming the wide receiver can work out his contract issues with the Texans (via James Palmer of CSN Houston):
Most assumed the Texans would draft a signal-caller in one of the first two rounds of the draft, particularly with a new head coach on board in Bill O'Brien, but the organization went in a different direction.
Houston waited un...

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