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Houston designated Taylor (hamstring) for a return from injured reserve Wednesday, Brooks Kubena of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Per Sarah Barshop of ESPN.com, head coach David Culley said the Texans' plan is to ease the veteran signal-caller back into the mix starting with Wednesday's practice. However, once he's deemed ready for game action, Culley previously stated that Taylor will reclaim the Texans' starting quarterback job, which has been held by Davis Mills for the past five games. The Texans should have a better sense of whether Taylor will be ready to go for Sunday's game against the Rams after their final practice of the week Friday.

Jets head coach Robert Saleh named White the team's starting quarterback for Sunday's game against the Bengals.

Per Eric Allen of the Jets' official site, the newly acquired Joe FlaccoJosh Johnson will be elevated from the practice squad to serve as the No. 2 quarterback. In relief of injured starter Zach Wilson (knee) in last week's 54-13 loss to the Patriots, White completed 20 of 32 passes for 202 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. Wilson is expected to miss 2-to-4 weeks, but Saleh hasn't revealed his plans at quarterback beyond this weekend, with White's performance against the Bengals likely determining whether he gets another start.

Prescott (calf) is scheduled to take part in individual drills Wednesday, while backup quarterback Cooper Rush will take more first-team reps in practice, Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Head coach Mike McCarthy said he wants to make sure Rush is ready to play, even though Prescott has "improved every day" since straining his calf at the tail end of the Cowboy's Week 6 win over New England. A bye week helped Prescott's chances to avoid a missed game, and McCarthy left the door open for the quarterback to jump in for some team work later in Wednesday's practice if everything goes well with individual drills. Either way, Prescott is expected to be listed as a limited participant on Wednesday's practice report, though he should be ready to go by the time Sunday's game against the Vikings arrives.

Mayfield said Wednesday that there's a "noticeable difference" in how his left shoulder feels this week compared to last, Jake Trotter of ESPN.com reports.

With his non-throwing shoulder on the mend after he sat out the Browns' win over the Broncos last Thursday, Mayfield told Trotter that there's "absolutely" a chance that he can play Sunday against the Steelers. Another update on Mayfield's status will come later Wednesday, when the Browns release their first Week 8 injury report.

Luton was moved back to the Seahawks' practice squad Tuesday, Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times reports.

The quarterback has been elevated to the active roster two consecutive weeks to serve as the backup to Geno Smith, but now he will have to be signed to the 53 man roster if he is asked to backup again. Russell Wilson (finger) is nearing a return but can't be activated until Nov. 14, so Luton or the recently signed Jacob Eason could serve as the second option at QB for the Seahawks in Week 8 versus the Jaguars.

Sudfeld reverted to San Francisco's practice squad Monday, per the NFL's official transaction log.

Sudfeld was elevated to the active roster ahead of the 49ers' Week 7 tilt against the Colts to serve as Jimmy Garoppolo's backup. Though he was active, Sudfield did not play with Garoppolo handling all of the duties at quarterback. With rookie Trey Lance nearing a return, Sudfeld may not be elevated to the active roster again any time soon.

Smith completed 12 of 22 pass attempts for 167 yards and a touchdown in Monday's 13-10 loss to the Saints.

Smith got off to a great start when he placed a perfect deep ball to hit DK Metcalf in stride for an 84-yard touchdown in the first quarter, but that's pretty much where his effectiveness ended. The veteran backup did protect the football and kept Seattle in the contest until its last drive, but he was promptly sacked twice (five times overall), ending any chance of a heroic comeback. Smith does have a favorable matchup against Jacksonville on tap for Week 8, but the lack of upside makes him a hard sell.

Winston completed 19 of 35 passes for 222 yards and a touchdown in Monday's 13-10 win over the Seahawks. He added 40 yards on eight rushing attempts.

Winston kept his composure after dropping the snap on his lone touchdown of the night, calmly retrieving the ball before turning his eyes downfield toward Alvin Kamara, who took Winston's pass 13 yards to the house to give New Orleans a 10-7 lead with 47 seconds left before halftime. Kamara was Winston's favorite target throughout, accounting for more than half of the quarterback's completions (10) and passing yards (128). Some of Winston's struggles in this one can be blamed on rainy conditions, but he'll need to play better to give the Saints a chance in Week 8, when Winston's former team from Tampa Bay pays a visit to New Orleans.

Sinnett was claimed off waivers by the Eagles on Monday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

The signing followed the Eagles trade of Joe Flacco to the Jets on Monday. Sinnett will slot in as the team's No. 3 quarterback behind Jalen Hurts and Gardner Minshew.

Lance (knee) is "on pace" to take part in Wednesday's practice, coach Kyle Shanahan told Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com on Monday.

Assuming he does so, Lance isn't expected to be anything more than a limited participant as he works his way back from a sprained MCL in his left knee. If he does enough to be active for the first time since Week 5, he'll serve as the backup to Jimmy Garoppolo in Sunday's game at Chicago. That likely would yield the sporadic snaps and reps Lance earned in the 49ers' first three-plus games of the season before he was thrust into a lead role after Garoppolo bruised his calf in the first half of a Week 4 loss to the Seahawks.