Texans name Brian Hoyer starting QB
— -- The Houston Texans have named Brian Hoyer as their starting quarterback, a source confirmed to ESPN's Tania Ganguli.
The NFL Network was first to report the Texans' choice of Hoyer, who had been battling with Ryan Mallett for the starting job throughout training camp.
Texans coach Bill O'Brien is expected to address the media later Monday.
Hoyer, 29, started Houston's preseason opener earlier this month against San Francisco, while Mallett started Saturday's game against Denver. Neither quarterback was able to get the Texans into the end zone against the Broncos, prompting O'Brien to call the competition "very even."
"I think at this point there's definitely things that need to be corrected and get fixed," Hoyer said after the game. "But I don't feel poorly about where I'm at. I don't know if I'd say I feel great. I think we have a long way to go as an entire offensive unit, myself included."
Hoyer and Mallett both have served as backups to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady at one point in their respective careers.
Mallett, 27, started two games last season, his first in Houston, before suffering a pectoral injury and missing the rest of the year.
Hoyer signed a two-year, $10.5 million with the Texans this past offseason after spending the past two years with the Cleveland Browns.
Hoyer started 13 games last season for Cleveland before eventually losing the job to rookie Johnny Manziel. The Browns started 7-4 with Hoyer under center, but the seven-year veteran struggled down the stretch, throwing seven interceptions over a three-game stretch.
Hoyer appeared in 14 games overall last season, passing for 3,326 yards and 12 touchdowns with 13 interceptions. The Ohio native sparked Cleveland to a three-game winning streak in 2013 before suffering a season-ending knee injury in Week 5.
ESPN Texans reporter Tania Ganguli and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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