Texans Likely to Bring Three QBs to Training Camp

With injuries expected to keep tight ends Owen Daniels and Anthony Hill out for all of training camp, and veterans Kris Brown and Neil Rackers competing for a kicking job, spots on the training camp roster will be tight. So tight that, according to the Houston Chronicle, Houston Texans head coach Gary Kubiak thinks the team may only bring three quarterbacks to camp.

With Pro Bowler Matt Schaub and backup Dan Orlovsky entrenched in their roles, the third spot will go to either John David Booty or undrafted rookie Tyler Sheehan.

"I'm trying to get a feel for Booty and take a look at Tyler also," Kubiak said. "I think we go to camp with three, maybe four, but I think it's going to be three. We'll have to make a decision between the two."

A fifth-round pick (137th overall) out of USC by the Minnesota Vikings in 2008, Booty has yet to appear in a regular season NFL game. In seven pre-season games for the Vikings over the last two years, Booty has completed 56.5% of his pass attempts for 372 yards and 4 interceptions, compiling a passer rating of 47.4.

The 6-2, 213-pound Booty was waived by the Vikings at the end of the 2009 training camp, and spent the first seven weeks of the regular season on their practice squad before he was released. Picked up by the Tennessee Titans, Booty finished the '09 season on their practice squad, and signed a two-year, "Reserve/Futures" contract with the Texans in January.

Sheehan (6-4, 227) was a three-year starter at Bowling Green, completing 64.6% of his 1,494 pass attempts for 10,117 yards, 70 touchdowns and 31 interceptions. Sheehan set several school records at Bowling Green, and was third-team All-MAC after his sophomore season.

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