Texans tried trading for Matt Barkley before Mallett?
The Houston Texans were working the phones for a solid back-up quarterback, and while they landed Ryan Mallett from the New England Patriots, he was not their prime target. According to Lance Zierlein, the Texans attempted to trade for Matt Barkley before they tried to land Mallett.
For those asking who couldn’t hear the radio show, the QB the Texans targeted before Mallett was Matt Barkley according to two sources.

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