He was named the Texans'starting quarterback by new Head Coach Bill O'Brien on June 17, but was demoted to second on the Houston Texans depth chart on November 5,2014, replaced as starter by Ryan Mallett.
He was named the Texans'starting quarterback by new Head Coach Bill O'Brien on June 17. On November 5,2014 Fitzpatrick was demoted to 2nd on the Houston Texans depth chart in the quarterback position, replaced by Ryan Mallett.