The Facts: Following up on a previous item. ... According to multiple reports, Hoyer plans to sign a three-year deal with the Texans when free agency officially gets rolling on Tuesday afternoon.

Diehards Line:Assuming nothing happens to put a snag in the works, that will give the team one part of the quarterback competition they’re expecting to run this offseason. The other part will be Ryan Mallett, who agreed to terms on a two-year $7 million deal. The Jets were also pursuing Hoyer over the weekend. Instead it appears he'd prefer to compete with another former Patriots backup under former Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien.