Ryan Fitzpatrick Ryan Joseph Fitzpatrick ( born November 24 , 1982 ) is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was drafted by the St . Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft . He played college football at Harvard University . Fitzpatrick has also played for the Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills . Early years . Fitzpatrick was a three - sport ( football , basketball and track ) athlete at Highland High School in Gilbert , Arizona . Fitzpatrick was a Second - team Class 5A All - state selection , adding Arizona High School All - Star team , Fiesta Region first team and Fiesta Region MVP honors as a senior . He set 12 school records as a Highland Hawk and one state mark ( throwing a 99 - yard touchdown pass ) while leading the team to the state playoffs from 1998 – 2000 and to the 1999 Fiesta Region title . College career . At Harvard , Fitzpatrick had five starts during the 2001 and 2002 seasons , working as the backup for Neil Rose . In 2001 , he amassed 323 yards and a pair of touchdowns . He followed that in 2002 by collecting 1 , 155 yards , eight touchdowns and no interceptions . He also ran for five scores and 523 yards that year . Fitzpatrick took over the starting job in 2003 following Rose ' s graduation . Fitzpatrick finished his junior campaign with 1 , 770 yards , 16 touchdowns and eight interceptions in seven games . Additionally , he ran for 430 yards and six rushing touchdowns , leading his team to a 7 - 3 record . In 2004 , Fitzpatrick earned Ivy League MVP honors ( Asa S . Bushnell Cup ) , as he accumulated 1 , 986 yards with 13 touchdowns and six interceptions . He also led Harvard to a 10 – 0 record , including a win in the Ivy League Championship . He ranked second on the team with 448 rushing yards and five scores . For his career , Fitzpatrick connected on 384 of 641 passes ( 59 . 9 percent ) for 5 , 234 yards , 39 touchdowns and 15 interceptions . He collected 1 , 487 yards with 16 scores on 365 carries ( 4 . 1 avg . ) and totaled 6 , 721 yards , an average of 224 . 0 yards per game , while seeing action in 30 contests . He ranks second on Harvard ' s career list for pass completions , touchdowns , yards passing and pass completion percentage , topped only by Neil Rose ( 5 , 949 yards , 41 touchdowns , 455 completions , 62 . 4 percent , 1998 – 2002 ) . His 641 pass attempts rank fourth in school history . His 1 , 006 total plays for 6 , 721 yards in total offense broke the old school career records of 1 , 005 plays by Mike Giardi ( 1991 – 93 ) and 6 , 519 yards by Rose . He is the first quarterback in Harvard history to rush for over 1 , 000 yards in a career . Professional career . Pre - draft . As is the case for most incoming NFL rookies , Fitzpatrick took the Wonderlic Test . Fitzpatrick supposedly recorded a 50 on the test in nine minutes , signifying a perfect score . According to a " The Wall Street Journal " report that appeared in the September 30 , 2005 , edition , Fitzpatrick scored a 48 on the exam , not a 50 — still considered an exceptionally high score , but the claim that he completed the test in nine minutes is accurate . While his actual score is unknown , he has acknowledged that he left at least one question blank . As the Wonderlic score is the number of correct answers to 50 questions , the best he could have scored would be a 49 . To date , Fitzpatrick has the highest Wonderlic Test score ever achieved among NFL quarterback s . The only player to earn a verified perfect score on the Wonderlic test was also a Harvard graduate : wide receiver / punter Pat McInally , who played his entire career with the Cincinnati Bengals . Additionally , Fitzpatrick ran a 4 . 86 in the 40 - yard dash , had a 295 - pound bench press , 415 - pound squat , and 325 - pound power clean . He is also known as the first Harvard graduate to start an NFL game at quarterback . St . Louis Rams ( 2005 - 2006 ) . Fitzpatrick played his first NFL game on November 27 , 2005 . Coming into the eleventh game of the regular season in the second quarter against the Houston Texans to replace injured veteran journeyman Jamie Martin , Fitzpatrick led the Rams from a 24 – 3 halftime deficit to a 33 – 27 overtime win , throwing for 310 yards and three touchdowns , completing 63 . 3 % of his passes and 117 . 4 QB rating for the game . This made Fitzpatrick one of only seven players who passed for more 300 yards in their NFL debut . The others were Otto Graham , 346 yards ( 1950 ) ; Ed Rubbert , 334 ( a replacement player for the Washington Redskins during the 1987 strike ) ; Mark Rypien , 303 ( 1988 ) , Peyton Manning , 302 ( 1998 ) , Cam Newton , 422 ( 2011 ) , Robert Griffin III , 320 ( 2012 ) , and Andrew Luck , 309 ( 2012 ) . The win earned him the next three starts , although he was unable to come close to his debut performance . The nadir came two weeks later in a 13 – 27 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in which he threw for 235 yards , no touchdowns , and five interceptions for a QB rating of 32 . 4 for the game . He was replaced by Martin after halftime the following week , after struggling in a home game against the Philadelphia Eagles in which he completed just 41 . 7 % of his passes for a total of 69 yards . Cincinnati Bengals ( 2007 - 2008 ) . On September 1 , 2007 , Fitzpatrick was traded to the Bengals for a seventh - round pick in the 2008 NFL Draft . A restricted free agent in the 2008 offseason , Fitzpatrick signed his one - year tender offer from the Bengals on April 17 . Due to an injury to starting quarterback Carson Palmer , Fitzpatrick made his first Bengals start on September 28 , 2008 against the Cleveland Browns . Fitzpatrick was not only the leading passer , but also the leading rusher in the Bengals ' 20 – 12 loss . With Carson Palmer sitting out the game on October 12 , 2008 , Fitzpatrick got the start against the New York Jets , and every other game that season . During the 2008 NFL season , Fitzpatrick ranked third in rushing yards among quarterbacks , finishing behind Tyler Thigpen and David Garrard . Buffalo Bills ( 2009 - 2012 ) . Fitzpatrick signed with the Buffalo Bills on February 27 , 2009 . He made his first appearance on October 18 , 2009 against the New York Jets when starter Trent Edwards went down with an injury , leading the Bills to a 16 – 13 overtime win , while throwing for 116 yards with a touchdown and an interception . Fitzpatrick started the following two games , resulting in a win over the Panthers and loss to the Texans . On November 18 , 2009 he was named the starting quarterback of the Buffalo Bills by interim head coach Perry Fewell who took over the coaching duties after former coach Dick Jauron was fired . He went 3 – 3 as a starter under Fewell , throwing seven touchdowns , six interceptions and 1060 yards . Overall , Fitzpatrick went 5 – 4 in games in which he had a majority of the playing time for a team that finished with a 6 – 10 record . Despite the strong showing , new head coach Chan Gailey decided to go with Trent Edwards as the starter for the 2010 season , relegating Fitzpatrick to the backup role . On September 20 , 2010 , Fitzpatrick was named the new starting quarterback following the Bills 0 – 2 start . In a 49 – 31 comeback win over the Cincinnati Bengals , Fitzpatrick threw for 316 yards and 4 touchdowns , including 3 to Steve Johnson . This performance marked the first time in NFL history that a team had come back from 17 points down to win by 18 or more . During the second week of the 2011 season , Fitzpatrick led the Bills to touchdown drives on five straight possessions in the second half to rally past the Raiders . It was the first time in league history a team had scored offensive touchdowns on five straight possessions in the second half . In the 2011 season , Fitzpatrick was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Month for September . On October 28 , 2011 , Fitzpatrick signed a six year , $ 59 million contract extension including a $ 10 million signing bonus with the Bills . He had three 300 - yard performances in the 2011 season , with a season high 369 yards vs . the Patriots . After the 2011 season , it was revealed that Fitzpatrick had broken his ribs in a game against the Washington Redskins , which was presumably a factor in his decline in play over the rest of the season . Fitzpatrick finished the 2011 season with 3 , 832 yards and 24 touchdowns , but threw a league - leading 23 interceptions . Fitzpatrick returned as the Bills ' starter at the beginning of the 2012 season , and was released on March 12 , 2013 . Tennessee Titans ( 2013 - present ) . On March 18 , 2013 , Fitzpatrick signed a two - year contract with the Tennesee Titans . Personal life . Fitzpatrick is married to Liza Barber . In 2010 , Fitzpatrick was tabbed as the fifth - smartest athlete by " Sporting News " .