The Texans are signing veteran quarterback Brett Rypien after a season-ending knee injury suffered by third quarterback Graham Mertz, per a league source.
Rypien, 30, has played for multiple NFL teams, including the Minnesota Vikings, Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals last season.
Rypien has previous stints with the Chicago Bears, New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams and Denver Broncos.
A former Boise State standout and the nephew of former NFL quarterback Mark Rypien, Rypien has completed 58.3 percent of his career passes for 950 yards, four touchdowns and nine interceptions. He has a 2-2 record as a starter.
At Boise State, he passed for 13,581 yards and 90 touchdowns.
Mertz suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament, an MRI confirmed, after injuring his right knee against the Los Angeles Chargers. He tore the ACL in his left knee in college at the University of Florida. He will undergo surgery and be placed on injured reserve, ending his season.
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