Ryan Fitzpatrick opens up about his son's viral math moment then and now

Before Ryan Fitzpatrick returned to Houston for “Thursday Night Football” between the New York Jets and Houston Texans, the Texans released a video on Wednesday of Fitzpatrick on X with his son Brady during a postgame press conference in 2014.

It was right after Fitzpatrick threw for 358 yards and a career-best six touchdowns in a 45-21 win over the Tennessee Titans. But his son, a math expert, then seven years old, managed to steal the show that day.

The video showed Fitzpatrick, who met Brady's mother Liza while attending Harvard (he graduated with a degree in economics; her degree was in English), asking reporter Brian T. Smith to think of two numbers to think up in the 90s, and Brady would multiply them. Smith went for 93 and 97.

Brady, who was in a math club in elementary school, multiplied and answered “9,021.”

Fitzpatrick responded with an enthusiastic “Boom!”

Fitzpatrick reposted the video with the caption: “One of my favorite moments of my career… I'll post a picture update in the comments so you can see how grown up this kid is now.”

Fitzpatrick's successor did not disappoint.

Brady is now 17 and several inches taller than his father.

I want to feel old 👀 pic.twitter.com/RNLpLrcUv6

— Ryan Fitzpatrick (@FitzMagic_14) October 30, 2024