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Tyrod Taylor has officially been named the Texans' starting quarterback in advance of Sunday's season opener against the Jaguars, Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com reports. Though he remains on the team's 53-man roster, Watson is expected to be a healthy scratch on game days.

With Watson -- who currently faces 22 active civil lawsuits -- not expected to play for Houston this season, rookie Davis Mills is in line to be Taylor's backup Sunday, while Jeff Driskel is on the team's practice squad. Barshop previously noted that the Texans are prepared to keep Watson on their roster for the rest of the 2021 campaign. However, it's possible that the QB's standing trade request could result in him being dealt to another team at some point down the road.

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