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Texans to have two active QBs Sunday: Tom Savage, T.J. Yates

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Tom Savage (3) will be the Texans' starting QB on Sunday. The only other active QB will be T.J. Yates.
Tom Savage (3) will be the Texans' starting QB on Sunday. The only other active QB will be T.J. Yates.Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle

The Texans will have two quarterbacks active Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts.

Tom Savage will start and T.J Yates, a former Texans starter signed Friday, will back him up.

Former Oakland Raiders and Penn State quarterback Matt McGloin will be the third quarterback. He's being signed to a contract Friday.

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"This situation, it was important to have a couple of guys who had an idea of what you're doing," Texans coach Bill O'Brien said of Yates and McGloin. "At least they have an idea of how a formation is called in case they have to play or a protection is called. They have a background."

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