Tyrod Taylor officially named Texans’ Week 1 starter as Deshaun Watson expected to be inactive

The Houston Texans formally have their beginning quarterback. On Monday, head coach David Culley confirmed that veteran Tyrod Taylor would be the workforce’s starter underneath heart after they start the 2021 season at dwelling in opposition to the Jacksonville Jaguars. This announcement comes after Taylor acknowledged as just lately as final week that he hadn’t officially been told whether or not or not he was the workforce’s starter. Properly, not solely does Taylor now know however so does the remainder of the NFL-watching world. 

Taylor signed with Houston in March and it was extensively assumed that he’d be named the starter to start the 12 months, so Culley’s announcement on Monday was actually a formality. 

After all, this all comes as Professional Bowl quarterback Deshaun Watson — who led the NFL in passing yards final season — sits on the backburner of the workforce’s roster. Watson is dealing with 22 ongoing civil lawsuits by 22 completely different girls that allege the quarterback of sexual misconduct. On prime of these costs and a doable suspension by the NFL, Watson has additionally been insistent that he’s traded away from the Texans group, so his future with the workforce could be very a lot unsure. 

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Final week, a report surfaced that Watson would make the workforce’s opening 53-man roster — which he has — however the Texans are ready to label him inactive each week. If that does in the end happen, Houston would nonetheless should pay Watson his base wage of $10.54 million. As for a commerce, CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora reported final week that any chatter surrounding Watson being moved in the intervening time is “sizzling air,” calling any leaks “strategic spit-balling.” 

As this pertains to Taylor, he’ll probably be the workforce’s starter for the foreseeable future. He is began 47 video games all through his profession and boasts a 24-21-1 document over that stretch. Over his total time within the NFL, Taylor has accomplished 61.4% of his passes and has a passer score of 89.5. 

The Texans and Jaguars will kick off their 2021 season from NRG Stadium at 1 p.m. ET on CBS.

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