Ryan Fitzpatrick has said that he is stepping into a "fun situation" with the Tennessee Titans.

The backup quarterback will start for the AFC South side for the next few games while Jake Locker recovers from a hip sprain.

The 30-year-old told the team's website: "It's never easy I think to step in from a backup role to the starter kind of mid-stream I guess. I got to go in there and make these three days very productive.

"Being 3-1 with our defense playing great, I think with the confidence just in general that our team is playing with, this is a fun situation to step into.

"With Jake now being injured, I've got to go out and let them know what I expect. If you're not on the same page, that's what leads to some of the miscommunication and things that can't happen."

The Titans face the Kansas City Chiefs this weekend.

Written by
Sian Cowper