EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Ryan Fitzpatrick will return under center for the New York Jets next Sunday as its starting quarterback.
Fitzpatrick, 33, has completed 168-of-298 passes for 1,983 yards, eight touchdowns, and a league-high 13 interceptions. He started the first six games of the season for the Jets, before being benched in the fourth quarter of the sixth game. Geno Smith started its Week 7 contest, before going down to a knee injury. Fitzpatrick started the Jets' Week 8 and Week 9 contests, before spraining his MCL in its Week 9 loss to the Miami Dolphins.