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The Houston Texans released Brian Hoyer on Sunday. Yes, Brandon Weeden is still on their roster, but Hoyer was due a 2016 base salary of $4 million had they hung on to him. With a big QB signing in free agency last month, the Texans felt they no longer needed to keep Hoyer around.
Now that the Texans have signed Brock Osweiler to a big deal, Hoyer became expendable.