Tyrod Taylor was officially named the Houston Texans starting signal caller. He will make his debut on Sunday afternoon against No. 1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars.
“Tyrod Taylor will start for us at quarterback, for sure,” coach David Culley said Monday.
Quarterback Deshaun Watson, who is an alum of Clemson University located in South Carolina, who also made the 53-man roster, is expected to be a healthy inactive player on game day.
The situation between Watson and the Texans is extremely toxic, even though he is one of the most dynamic and explosive quarterbacks in the enter league. In January, Watson requested a trade, but that has yet to occur.
Watson has been accused of multiple instances of sexual assault and misconduct during massage therapy sessions. Twenty-two women have filed complaints and lawsuits against him. Due to those allegations and lawsuits, Watson is being investigated not only by the NFL but also by law enforcement. One of three things could happen; he could be fined by the league, suspended or even face criminal charges.
That is just one side of this saga. Not trying to minimize the allegations, but from the football perspective, Watson was not on the best of terms with the Texans organization before this happened.
Watson was unhappy with the direction of the team as far as leadership and with his lack of involvement on critical decisions. Those are some of the reasons he requested a trade. If the Texans had given Watson the opportunity to play, there was no guarantee he would have agreed.
Watson is not expected to suit-up for Houston for the 2021 season, even though he has not been denied the opportunity to practice or participate in team activities.
Rookie Davis Mills, who was drafted in the third-round out of Stanford University, will be backup quarterback for the Texans. Houston also will have QB Jeff Driskel, who spent the offseason with them on their practice squad, so he will know the system if ever needed to go in the game.
32-year-old Taylor, has started 47 games throughout his 10-year career. He started most of them with the Buffalo Bills from 2015-2017. He had multiple starts for the Los Angeles Chargers over the last two campaigns.
