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The Houston Texans have signed veteran free-agent quarterback John Beck.
Beck, a former BYU quarterback, spent the past two years with the Washington Redskins. He appeared four games with three starts last season, throwing for 858 yards and two touchdowns with four interceptions.
The 30-year-old Beck was with the Ravens in 2009 and the Miami Dolphins the two seasons before that. He started four games for the Dolphins in 2007, throwing for 559 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions.
Beck will join T.J. Yates and rookie Case Keenum in the competition to be Matt Schaub's backup.
Young joins Bills
The Buffalo Bills agreed to a one-year contract to sign free agent quarterback Vince Young, providing them an established backup and a bona fide threat in their wildcat formations. The Bills announced the deal on Friday, a little over a week after 2006 NFL offensive rookie of the year worked out for the team at its facility.
General manager Buddy Nix said the addition of Young will create more competition at the backup spot behind starter Ryan Fitzpatrick. Young will compete with returning backup Tyler Thigpen for the No. 2 position.
The deal was reached a little over a week after Young worked out for the Bills at their facility.
Browns DT injured
Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Phil Taylor needs surgery to repair a torn chest muscle and will be sidelined for months. Taylor tore his left pectoral muscle on Thursday lifting weights. Browns coach Pat Shurmur said Taylor, who started all 16 games as a rookie last season, will have an operation next week.
Seau mourned
Hours after Junior Seau was buried in his hometown of Oceanside, Calif., thousands of fans attended a public memorial service at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium, where the hard-hitting, fist-pumping linebacker starred for 13 seasons.
Many wore Seau's No. 55 jersey — in Chargers blue, USC cardinal and gold and Miami Dolphins aqua and orange.
Among those attending were Seau's parents, his ex-wife and their children, several current and former Chargers, and former rival John Elway. Elway, who now runs Denver's front office, was accompanied by new Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning and coach John Fox, a former assistant with San Diego.
Seau's No. 55 was painted at midfield.
Seau committed suicide on May 2 at his Oceanside home. He played parts of 20 seasons in the NFL, with the Chargers, Dolphins and New England Patriots.
After a private funeral earlier Friday, Seau was buried at Eternal Hills cemetery.
Chargers chaplain Shawn Mitchell opened the service with a prayer. "Junior, we don't know if you can see this down here, but tonight's your night," he said.