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Although the Houston Texans made waves by re-signing both Derek Newton and Kareem Jackson (stories here and here), things have been very quiet on the Ryan Mallett front. Tania Ganguli provides a morsel of positive news tonight:
The #Texans are indeed getting closer with Ryan Mallett. Hoyer is still in the works.
— Tania Ganguli (@taniaganguli) March 9, 2015
John McClain chimes in with the following:
After day of negotiations Texans make progress with Mallett and could be closing in on deal.
— John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) March 9, 2015
Texans want to sign Mallett before he hits market, then try to sign Hoyer.
— John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) March 9, 2015
It's become pretty clear the Texans want Ryan Mallett and Brian Hoyer based on conversations with people in the NFL.
— John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) March 9, 2015
I know many Texans fans want nothing to do with Brian Hoyer (at least as a starting quarterback), but a QB depth chart of Ryan Mallett/Brian Hoyer/Tom Savage is somewhat appealing, isn't it? Especially if the Texans manage to trade Ryan Fitzpatrick for something?