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Texans quarterbacks: Where are they now?
Published 10:12 am, Thursday, December 14, 2017
PHOTOS: Texans quarterbacks of the past - Where are they now?
Former University of Houston and Texans quarterback Case Keenum has found tons of success as the Vikings starting quarterback. He is one of 10 starting quarterbacks under Bill O'Brien, and all 10 of those guys are still in the league.
Browse through the photos above to see where Bill O'Brien's previous Texans quarterbacks are these days.
lessPHOTOS: Texans quarterbacks of the past - Where are they now?
Former University of Houston and Texans quarterback Case Keenum has found tons of success as the Vikings starting quarterback. He is one of 10
... moreMatt Schaub
BEFORE:Widely regarded as the NFL’s top backup when the Texans acquired him in a 2007 trade, Schaub had taken his last snap for the Texans when O’Brien was hired on Jan. 3, 2014. Houston made the playoffs in two of Schaub’s seven seasons and won postseason games in 2011 and 2012, though T.J. Yates started in the 2011 playoff triumph. The team went 2-14 with Schaub starting 10 games in 2013. When O’Brien was hired, the Texans traded Schaub to Oakland a fourth-round draft pick.
lessMatt Schaub
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Widely regarded as the NFL’s top backup when the Texans acquired him in a 2007 trade, Schaub had taken his last snap for the Texans when O’Brien was hired on Jan. 3, 2014. Houston made the
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Schaub never got on the field in Oakland in 2014, and made two starts in Baltimore in 2015. He's been Matt Ryan's backup in Atlanta since 2016, even making it to the Super Bowl last year with the Falcons.
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Photo: Brett Coomer, Staff
Schaub never got on the field in Oakland in 2014, and made two starts in Baltimore in 2015. He's been Matt Ryan's backup in Atlanta since 2016, even making it to the Super Bowl last year with the Falcons.
Ryan Fitzpatrick
BEFORE: One year after the Titans released him in favor of Charlie Whitehurst, Fitzpatrick signed a two-year contract with the Texans in March 2014. One year and 12 starts later, the Texans traded Fitzpatrick to the Jets for a late-round conditional draft pick. He had passed for an average of 206.9 yards per game to go with 17 touchdowns and eight interceptions with the Texans.
lessRyan Fitzpatrick
BEFORE: One year after the Titans released him in favor of Charlie Whitehurst, Fitzpatrick signed a two-year contract with the Texans in March 2014. One year and 12 starts later, the Texans
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Fitzpatrick started 27 games for the Jets in 2015 and 2016 - the Jets went 13-14 in those games - and currently is Jameis Winston's backup at Tampa Bay.
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Photo: Wilfredo Lee, Associated Press
Fitzpatrick started 27 games for the Jets in 2015 and 2016 - the Jets went 13-14 in those games - and currently is Jameis Winston's backup at Tampa Bay.
Ryan Mallett
BEFORE:With Fitzpatrick slated to be the starter in the 2014 season opener, the Texans traded for New England back-up Ryan Mallett. He played in nine games for the Texans during the 2014 and 2015 seasons. He eventually ruined his chance by showing up late for meetings and missing the team’s charter flight to an away game. Houston released him on Oct. 27, 2015.
lessRyan Mallett
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With Fitzpatrick slated to be the starter in the 2014 season opener, the Texans traded for New England back-up Ryan Mallett. He played in nine games for the Texans during the 2014 and 2015
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Mallett has been Joe Flacco's backup in Baltimore the past two seasons. He has come off the bench twice this season, completing 9 of 16 passes with two touchdowns.
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Mallett has been Joe Flacco's backup in Baltimore the past two seasons. He has come off the bench twice this season, completing 9 of 16 passes with two touchdowns.
Case Keenum
BEFORE:Local football fans knew all about Keenum before he signed with the Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2012 due to his record-setting career at the University of Houston. Keenum had a few nice moments early in his eight-game tenure as Texans starter in 2013 before the club waived him to make roster space for Ryan Mallett. Keenum spent much of the 2014 season with the Rams before the Texans brought him back, signing him off of the Rams’ practice squad that December.
lessCase Keenum
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Local football fans knew all about Keenum before he signed with the Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2012 due to his record-setting career at the University of Houston. Keenum had a few
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In March 2015 the Texans traded Keenum back to the Rams for a seventh-round draft pick. Keenum started five games for the Rams in 2015 and nine games in 2016 before the Vikings signed him this offseason. Keenum took over the Vikings starter role when Sam Bradford got hurt in Week 2. He currently has the Vikings at 10-3 and on the verge of winning the NFC North.
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In March 2015 the Texans traded Keenum back to the Rams for a seventh-round draft pick. Keenum started five games for the Rams in 2015 and nine games in 2016 before the Vikings signed him this offseason.
... moreBrian Hoyer
BEFORE:Hoyer was on four NFL rosters before signing a two-year $10.5 million contract with the Texans in March 2015. Hoyer’s signing did not stop O’Brien from naming Mallett the starter. Hoyer only took over when Mallett got injured in week five. Hoyer started the rest of the games and led the Texans to their first playoff berth since 2012. That’s where Hoyer’s tenure ended. He threw four interceptions in a playoff game against Kansas City and then was released in April 2016.
lessBrian Hoyer
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Hoyer was on four NFL rosters before signing a two-year $10.5 million contract with the Texans in March 2015. Hoyer’s signing did not stop O’Brien from naming Mallett the starter. Hoyer
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After the Texans released him, Hoyer signed with the Bears as a backup but ended up starting five games in 2016 when Jay Cutler got hurt. He started six games for the 49ers this season but was let go when they got Jimmy Garoppolo. He currently is the Patriots' backup.
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After the Texans released him, Hoyer signed with the Bears as a backup but ended up starting five games in 2016 when Jay Cutler got hurt. He started six games for the 49ers this season but was let go when
... moreBrock Osweiler
BEFORE:Desperate for a difference-maker at quarterback, the Texans gambled on Osweiler when they signed him to a four-year $72 million deal ($37 million guaranteed). Osweiler started seven games (a 5-2 record) for the Broncos in 2015 after Peyton Manning injured his foot. Osweiler started 14 games for the Texans in 2016 before being benched in favor of Tom Savage. He came back after Savage got injured and started both of the Texans' playoff games before being traded to the Cleveland Browns.
lessBrock Osweiler
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Desperate for a difference-maker at quarterback, the Texans gambled on Osweiler when they signed him to a four-year $72 million deal ($37 million guaranteed). Osweiler started seven games
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The Texans unloaded Osweiler and his hefty contract in a trade with the Cleveland Browns. Osweiler was cut by the Browns before the season, and he currently is the backup in Denver where he has started three games this season.
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The Texans unloaded Osweiler and his hefty contract in a trade with the Cleveland Browns. Osweiler was cut by the Browns before the season, and he currently is the backup in Denver where he has started
... moreBrandon Weeden
BEFORE:The Texans claimed Weeden off waivers from the Cowboys in November 2015. He started one game for the Texans in 2015 and spent the 2016 season as the Texans' third-string quarterback.
Brandon Weeden
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The Texans claimed Weeden off waivers from the Cowboys in November 2015. He started one game for the Texans in 2015 and spent the 2016 season as the Texans' third-string quarterback.
AFTER: The Texans cut Weeden in training camp this season and currently is the Titans' third-string quarterback, but he hasn't gotten into a game for Tennessee.
AFTER: The Texans cut Weeden in training camp this season and currently is the Titans' third-string quarterback, but he hasn't gotten into a game for Tennessee.
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T.J. Yates
BEFORE:Yates’ 2015 stint with the Texans under O’Brien was his second with the team. Houston picked him in the fifth round of the 2011 draft, and he started five regular season games after Matt Leinart broke his collarbone. Also that season, Yates etched his name in Texans lore as an all-time good guy after leading the team to its first playoff victory – a 31-10 victory over the Bengals on Jan. 7, 2012. In the summer of 2014 the Texans traded Yates to the Falcons for linebacker Akeem Dent.
lessT.J. Yates
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Yates’ 2015 stint with the Texans under O’Brien was his second with the team. Houston picked him in the fifth round of the 2011 draft, and he started five regular season games after Matt
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The Texans re-signed Yates on Oct. 27, 2015 to be Brian Hoyer’s back-up after they cut Ryan Mallett. Yates started two games after Hoyer suffered an injury but tore an ACL on Dec. 20 and was placed on injured reserve. Yates was Ryan Tannehill's backup in Miami last season and signed with Buffalo in the offseason, but was released in September after suffering a concussion and reaching an injury settlement. The Texans brought him back when Deshaun Watson tore his ACL in November.
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Photo: Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle
The Texans re-signed Yates on Oct. 27, 2015 to be Brian Hoyer’s back-up after they cut Ryan Mallett. Yates started two games after Hoyer suffered an injury but tore an ACL on Dec. 20 and was placed on
... moreTom Savage
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The Texans drafted Savage in the fourth round of the 2014 draft out of Pittsburgh. He replaced Brock Osweiler as the starter late in the 2016 season before suffering a concussion. He was the starter in the Texans' 2017 opener before losing the job to rookie Deshaun Watson. Savage came back as the starter when Watson got hurt, but Savage suffered another concussion.
lessTom Savage
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The Texans drafted Savage in the fourth round of the 2014 draft out of Pittsburgh. He replaced Brock Osweiler as the starter late in the 2016 season before suffering a concussion. He was the
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Tom Savage's future is a bit up in the air. He definitely will not play this week after suffering a concussion, but could return to finish the season. Savage is in the last year of his contract and can become a free agent after this season.
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Photo: Karen Warren, Staff
Tom Savage's future is a bit up in the air. He definitely will not play this week after suffering a concussion, but could return to finish the season. Savage is in the last year of his contract and can
... moreDeshaun Watson
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The Texans traded up to draft Watson with the 12th overall pick in the 2017 draft. Watson became the Texans starter in Week 2 and was off to a record-breaking start, throwing 19 touchdown passes in just six starts before tearing his ACL in practice in November.
lessDeshaun Watson
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The Texans traded up to draft Watson with the 12th overall pick in the 2017 draft. Watson became the Texans starter in Week 2 and was off to a record-breaking start, throwing 19 touchdown
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Deshaun Watson is the Texans' quarterback of the future and - the Texans hope - the face of the franchise for many years to come.
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Photo: David J. Phillip, Associated Press
Deshaun Watson is the Texans' quarterback of the future and - the Texans hope - the face of the franchise for many years to come.
The Texans have had 10 different starting quarterbacks in Bill O'Brien's four seasons in Houston. Surprisingly, all 10 of those quarterbacks are still in the NFL and five of them have started games this season.
Most of those guys are all backups with other teams and have only started when pressed into duty because of an injury, but Case Keenum is the exception.
Originally, Keenum started for the Vikings because of an injury to Sam Bradford, but now he's the bona fide starter for one of the best teams in the league.
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Fox 9's Dawn Mitchell sits down with Vikings player Case Keenum.
Media: Fox9The guy who set all kinds of passing records at the University of Houston and became a fan favorite with the Texans, despite not experiencing a lot of team success, is looking like the comeback story of the year. He was the NFC Offensive Player of the Month for November, and he has the Vikings at 10-3 and on the verge of winning the NFC North title.
Browse through the photos above to see how all of Bill O'Brien's former quarterbacks are doing at their current locations.
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