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Fri, Mar 08, 2024

2:56 PM - Brian Hoyer (LV) Raiders are slated to release Hoyer, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Sun, Nov 05, 2023

3:06 PM - Brian Hoyer (LV) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Giants.

Mon, Oct 30, 2023

7:08 PM - Brian Hoyer (LV) is inactive for Monday night's game against the Lions.

Fri, Oct 20, 2023

5:12 PM - Brian Hoyer (LV) the Raiders have yet to confirm whether Hoyer or Aidan O'Connell will start Sunday's game against the Bears in place of Jimmy Garoppolo (back), per Rachel Gossen of the team's official site, Dianna Russini of The Athletic relays that Hoyer is expected to draw the assignment.

4:50 PM - Brian Hoyer (LV) Hoyer or Aidan O'Connell will start Sunday against the Bears, as Jimmy Garoppolo (back) was ruled out Friday.

Thu, Mar 16, 2023

5:23 PM - Brian Hoyer () Patriots have released Hoyer, Field Yates of ESPN reports.

Thu, Oct 06, 2022

4:51 PM - Brian Hoyer (NE) Patriots have placed Hoyer (concussion) on IR, Field Yates of ESPN reports.

12:57 PM - Brian Hoyer (NE) (concussion) remained sidelined during Thursday's practice, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

Wed, Oct 05, 2022

1:03 PM - Brian Hoyer (NE) (concussion) wasn't spotted at practice Wednesday, Evan Lazar of the Patriots' official site reports.

Sun, Oct 02, 2022

5:13 PM - Brian Hoyer (NE) (head) won't return to Sunday's game against the Packers.

4:59 PM - Brian Hoyer (NE) is being evaluated for a head injury during Sunday's game against the Packers.

Fri, Sep 30, 2022

4:32 PM - Brian Hoyer (NE) Mac Jones (ankle) ruled out, Hoyer will start Sunday's game against the Packers, Evan Lazar of the Patriots' official site reports.

Mon, Sep 26, 2022

1:31 PM - Brian Hoyer (NE) Mac Jones dealing with a high ankle sprain, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, Hoyer is a candidate to start the Patriots' Week 4 contest against Green Bay.

Sat, Jan 01, 2022

6:24 PM - Brian Hoyer (NE) was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list Saturday, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

Tue, Dec 28, 2021

7:57 PM - Brian Hoyer (NE) (illness) was put on the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

Sat, Sep 18, 2021

11:30 AM - Brian Hoyer (NE) agreed to a deal with the Patriots on Saturday that will promote him to the 53-man roster, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Sat, Sep 11, 2021

9:05 PM - Brian Hoyer (NE) was elevated from the Patriots' practice squad ahead of Sunday's Week 1 matchup against the Dolphins, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

Wed, Sep 01, 2021

6:36 PM - Brian Hoyer () is a member of the Patriots' initial practice squad, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

Tue, Aug 31, 2021

5:57 PM - Brian Hoyer () Patriots released Hoyer on Tuesday, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

Mon, May 17, 2021

8:39 PM - Brian Hoyer (NE) Patriots are re-signing Hoyer, Jim McBride of Boston Globe reports.

Tue, Jan 05, 2021

11:38 AM - Brian Hoyer (NE) finished the 2020 season with 15 completions on 24 passing attempts for 130 yards and an interception in one appearance.

Sun, Oct 18, 2020

11:51 AM - Brian Hoyer (NE) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Broncos.

Wed, Oct 14, 2020

5:56 PM - Brian Hoyer (NE) teammate, Cam Newton, was removed from the Patriots' reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday, ESPN's Mike Reiss reports.

Fri, Oct 09, 2020

3:45 PM - Brian Hoyer (NE) Patriots are expected to go with Jarrett Stidham rather than Hoyer as their starting quarterback for Monday's game against the Broncos in the event Cam Newton isn't cleared to return from the reserve/COVID-19 list in advance of the Week 5 contest, Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reports.

Mon, Oct 05, 2020

10:06 PM - Brian Hoyer (NE) completed 15 of 24 passes for 130 yards with no touchdowns and one interception in the Patriots' 26-10 loss to the Chiefs on Monday night. He also gained eight yards on his sole rush and lost a fumble before being replaced by Jarrett Stidham with 8:48 remaining.

Sun, Oct 04, 2020

11:20 AM - Brian Hoyer (NE) and the Patriots are now in line to play the Chiefs on Monday night at 7:05 ET, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

4:52 AM - Brian Hoyer (NE) and the rest of the Patriots other than Cam Newton, all tested negative Saturday night, per ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Sat, Oct 03, 2020

1:22 PM - Brian Hoyer (NE) will start Week 4 against the Chiefs if the game is merely postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests rather than cancelled, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

12:09 PM - Brian Hoyer (NE) and the Patriots will not play the Chiefs in their scheduled Sunday matchup and the NFL instead hopes to move the game to Monday or Tuesday after players from both sides tested positive for COVID-19.

Mon, Sep 14, 2020

1:37 PM - Brian Hoyer (NE) served as the Patriots' top backup during Sunday's divisional win over the Dolphins, Zack Cox of NESN.com reports.

Tue, Aug 18, 2020

11:56 AM - Brian Hoyer (NE) Cam Newton and Jarrett Stidham have taken an even split of QB reps through the first two days of padded practices, Ryan Hannable of WEEI.com reports.

Mon, Jun 29, 2020

10:36 AM - Brian Hoyer (NE) Patriots have signed Cam Newton to compete with Hoyer and Jarrett Stidham for the starting quarterback job, ESPN.com's Mike Reiss reports.

Mon, Mar 23, 2020

12:13 PM - Brian Hoyer (NE) Howe of The Athletic believes that Jarrett Stidham "has the inside track" over Hoyer in terms of taking over the Patriots' vacated starting QB job.

Sun, Mar 22, 2020

3:27 PM - Brian Hoyer (NE) and New England agreed to terms on a contract Sunday, Jim McBride of The Boston Globe reports.

Sat, Mar 21, 2020

3:41 PM - Brian Hoyer () was released by the Colts on Saturday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Thu, Jan 23, 2020

9:07 PM - Brian Hoyer (Ind) completed passes in two games during the 2019 season, connecting on 35-of-65 attempts for 372 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions.

Thu, Nov 14, 2019

11:20 AM - Brian Hoyer (Ind) Frank Reich said after Wednesday's practice that Hoyer would return to the backup role behind Jacoby Brissett (knee) in the Colts' Week 11 game against the Jaguars, Kevin Bowen of 107.5 The Fan Indianapolis reports. "I'm assuming [Brissett is] going to be good and barring any setback the rest of the week, he'll be the starter," Reich said.

Sun, Nov 10, 2019

9:43 PM - Brian Hoyer (Ind) completed 18 of 39 passes for 204 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions in the team's Week 10 loss to Miami.

Sat, Nov 09, 2019

12:15 PM - Brian Hoyer (Ind) will start Sunday's game against the Dolphins after Jacoby Brissett (knee) was downgraded to out.

Sun, Nov 03, 2019

5:33 PM - Brian Hoyer (Ind) completed 17 of 26 pass attempts for 168 yards and three touchdowns in Week 9 against Pittsburgh. He also added one rush for six yards.

Mon, Sep 02, 2019

9:46 AM - Brian Hoyer (Ind) is signing a three-year, $12 million contract with the Colts, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM Radio reports.

Sat, Aug 31, 2019

2:07 PM - Brian Hoyer () was released by the Patriots on Saturday, Adam Caplan of SiriusXM Radio reports.

Sat, Aug 17, 2019

11:03 PM - Brian Hoyer (NE) completed six of eight pass attempts for 55 yards, while committing one interception during Saturday's 22-17 win against the Titans. He also gained two yards on his only rush attempt, and hooked up with Jakobi Meyers for a successful two-point conversion.

Tue, Jun 25, 2019

4:25 PM - Brian Hoyer (NE) is one of three quarterbacks CSN New England's Phil Perry expects to make the Patriots' 53-man roster.

Fri, Aug 17, 2018

9:52 AM - Brian Hoyer (NE) completed 5-of-13 passes for 32 yards and a TD in Thursday's 37-20 preseason win over the Eagles.

Thu, Aug 09, 2018

6:26 PM - Brian Hoyer (NE) completed 16 of 23 passes for 144 yards in Thursday's preseason opener against Washington.

Fri, Jan 12, 2018

7:37 AM - Brian Hoyer (NE) completed 123 of 211 passing attempts for 1,287 passing yards to go along with four TDs and four picks during the 2017 regular season.

Wed, Nov 01, 2017

8:16 AM - Brian Hoyer (NE) has signed a three-year deal with the Patriots, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

6:41 AM - Brian Hoyer () is slated to visit the Patriots on Wednesday, Field Yates of ESPN reports.

Mon, Oct 30, 2017

4:57 PM - Brian Hoyer () was released by the 49ers on Monday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Sun, Oct 15, 2017

2:06 PM - Brian Hoyer (SF) was replaced as the 49ers' starting quarterback for C.J. Beathard after Sunday's 26-24 loss at Washington.

10:17 AM - Brian Hoyer (SF) was benched in favor of C.J. Beathard in the second quarter of Sunday's game at Washington, Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Fri, Aug 11, 2017

9:46 PM - Brian Hoyer (SF) started the 49ers' first two drives Friday, completing just 1 of 4 passes for three yards in a preseason win over the Chiefs.

Tue, Aug 01, 2017

1:47 AM - Brian Hoyer (SF) put his arm strength on display by firing two accurate throws of 50-plus yards during Monday's practice, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Tue, May 30, 2017

9:43 AM - Brian Hoyer (SF) looked poised leading the first-team offense during OTAs, in part because of his previous time spent in head coach Kyle Shanahan's offense, reports. "It's definitely easier for me to call the plays this time around," the veteran quarterback noted. "I remember last time kind of having to think about it, whereas now I find myself knowing that when Kyle starts to call a play I can kind of put it together. ...It comes naturally to me."

Sat, Apr 29, 2017

1:28 PM - Brian Hoyer (SF) coach Kyle Shanahan stated that Hoyer is still the team's starting quarterback despite taking C.J. Beathard in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft, Eric Branch of The San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

3:09 PM - Brian Hoyer (SF) 49ers signed Hoyer to a two-year contract Thursday.

Wed, Mar 08, 2017

10:07 AM - Brian Hoyer (Chi) 49ers are expected to sign Hoyer once free agency begins Thursday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Wed, Feb 01, 2017

3:32 PM - Brian Hoyer (Chi) (forearm) is "all set" to return to football-related activities, Crain's Cleveland reports.

Mon, Jan 02, 2017

6:40 PM - Brian Hoyer (Chi) being placed on injured reserve on October 24, Hoyer (forearm) threw for 1,445 yards along with six touchdowns and no interceptions in six games.

Mon, Oct 24, 2016

4:24 PM - Brian Hoyer (Chi) (forearm) was moved to the Bears' injured reserve list Monday, ESPN's Adam Caplan reports.

10:16 AM - Brian Hoyer (Chi) underwent surgery on his broken left arm and will likely be placed on injured reserve, according to coach John Fox.

Sun, Oct 23, 2016

9:29 AM - Brian Hoyer (Chi) (forearm) is expected to be sidelined for 8 weeks, ESPN reports.

Fri, Oct 21, 2016

8:22 AM - Brian Hoyer (Chi) has been diagnosed with a broken radius bone in his arm and will likely require surgery, but he could return late this season, NFL.com reports.

Thu, Oct 20, 2016

6:19 PM - Brian Hoyer (Chi) Wolfson of CBS reported during Thursday's telecast that Hoyer suffered a broken arm taking hit the first half.

5:32 PM - Brian Hoyer (Chi) (forearm) will not return to Thursday's contest against the Packers.

5:21 PM - Brian Hoyer (Chi) was forced to leave Thursday's game against the Packers due to an arm injury, Jeff Dickerson of ESPN reports.

Sun, Oct 16, 2016

1:33 PM - Brian Hoyer (Chi) completed 30-of-49 passes for 302 yards Sunday against the Jaguars.

Sun, Oct 09, 2016

1:00 PM - Brian Hoyer (Chi) completed 33-of-43 passes for 397 yards and two touchdowns Sunday against the Colts.

Mon, Oct 03, 2016

12:46 PM - Brian Hoyer (Chi) could keep the Bears' starting quarterback job even when Jay Cutler (thumb) is healthy enough to return, NFL.com reports.

Sun, Oct 02, 2016

12:42 PM - Brian Hoyer (Chi) completed 28-of-36 passes for 302 yards and two touchdowns Sunday against the Lions.

8:04 AM - Brian Hoyer (Chi) Jay Cutler (thumb) deemed inactive, Hoyer will start Sunday versus the Lions.

Fri, Sep 30, 2016

9:51 AM - Brian Hoyer (Chi) is expected to start Sunday's game against Detroit, NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports.

Sun, Sep 25, 2016

8:27 PM - Brian Hoyer (Chi) completed 30 of 49 passes for 317 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 31-17 loss to the Cowboys.

11:48 AM - Brian Hoyer (Chi) is expected to be under center for the Bears in Sunday's game at Dallas, Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reports.

Fri, Sep 23, 2016

9:13 AM - Brian Hoyer (Chi) potential status as the Bears' starting quarterback isn't expected to be confirmed or not until the team releases its inactive list prior to Sunday night's game against the Cowboys.

Mon, Sep 19, 2016

8:36 PM - Brian Hoyer (Chi) replaced injured teammate Jay Cutler (hand) in the final minute of the third quarter of Monday night's loss to the Eagles, when he completed 9 of 12 passes for 78 yards.

Fri, Sep 02, 2016

4:37 PM - Brian Hoyer (Chi) completed 12-of-16 passes for 112 yards while rushing once for three yards Thursday against the Browns.

Sat, Aug 27, 2016

1:23 PM - Brian Hoyer (Chi) is dealing with sore ribs after taking a hard hit in Saturday's preseason game against the Chiefs, NFL Network's Stacey Dales reports.

Fri, Aug 19, 2016

1:59 PM - Brian Hoyer (Chi) went 4-for-14 passing for 85 yards and one interception Thursday against the Patriots.

Fri, Aug 12, 2016

7:45 AM - Brian Hoyer (Chi) completed 7-of-10 passes for 81 yards and an interception Thursday against the Broncos.

Sat, Apr 30, 2016

5:05 PM - Brian Hoyer (Chi) will sign a one-year deal with the Bears.

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

6:19 AM - Brian Hoyer () will wait to see how the NFL Draft plays out before choosing where to sign, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports.

Wed, Apr 20, 2016

9:33 AM - Brian Hoyer () will visit the Broncos in addition to the Jets, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports.

Tue, Apr 19, 2016

7:27 AM - Brian Hoyer () is slated to visit the Jets, ESPN.com reports.

Sun, Apr 17, 2016

1:01 PM - Brian Hoyer () has been released by the Texans, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports.

Thu, Mar 10, 2016

5:36 AM - Brian Hoyer (Hou) is unlikely to remain with the Texans, NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports.

Sat, Jan 09, 2016

3:37 PM - Brian Hoyer (Hou) endured a horrendous performance in Saturday's Divisional Round loss to the Chiefs, connecting on just 15 of 34 passes with no touchdowns, four interceptions and a pair of fumbles (one lost).

Sun, Jan 03, 2016

2:14 PM - Brian Hoyer (Hou) completed 25 of 40 passes for 249 yards, a touchdown and an interception in Sunday's win over the Jaguars.

6:44 AM - Brian Hoyer (Hou) (concussion) is active Sunday against the Jaguars.

Wed, Dec 30, 2015

10:17 AM - Brian Hoyer (Hou) Bill O'Brien confirmed Wednesday that Hoyer is out of the NFL's concussion protocol and will start at QB for the Texans on Sunday against the Jaguars.

4:54 AM - Brian Hoyer (Hou) (concussion) is set to practice Wednesday, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle.

Sun, Dec 27, 2015

11:28 AM - Brian Hoyer (Hou) coach Bill O'Brien said after Sunday's win at Tennessee that Hoyer will start in Week 17 at Indianapolis, if he clears the concussion protocol, Drew Dougherty of the Texans' official site reports.

6:29 AM - Brian Hoyer (Hou) (concussion) is inactive Sunday against the Titans, according to Albert Breer of NFL Network.

Sat, Dec 26, 2015

7:16 AM - Brian Hoyer (Hou) (concussion) has not been cleared by the league's concussion protocol, and Brandon Weeden will get the start Sunday against Tennessee, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reports.

5:13 AM - Brian Hoyer (Hou) has still not cleared the league's concussion protocol and has been ruled out for Sunday's game against Tennessee, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Fri, Dec 25, 2015

11:29 AM - Brian Hoyer (Hou) (concussion/ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Titans.

Thu, Dec 24, 2015

11:11 AM - Brian Hoyer (Hou) (concussion) was limited at practice again Thursday.

Wed, Dec 23, 2015

9:41 AM - Brian Hoyer (Hou) Hoyer practiced in a limited fashion Wednesday, he is still in the NFL's concussion protocol, ESPN's Tania Ganguli reports.

Mon, Dec 21, 2015

8:11 AM - Brian Hoyer (Hou) remains in the league's concussion protocol, but his post-concussion symptoms are subsiding, the Houston Chronicle reports.

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