The Houston Texans considered cutting Ryan Mallett after he missed the team's flight to face the Miami Dolphins.

Bill O'Brien said Monday afternoon that he and Texans general manager Rick Smith were discussing options for how to handle Mallett's situation. O'Brien has control of the Texans 53-man roster, but on big decisions, the Texans seek a consensus.

The Texans don't have another healthy quarterback on the roster beyond Brian Hoyer.

Mallett, who blamed his tardiness on traffic, was late for meetings Saturday, then missed the team's charter flight to South Florida. It was the second known time Mallett was late for a team activity.

The Texans signed Hoyer this offseason to compete with Mallett for the starting quarterback job. Hoyer initially won the competition, then was benched in the fourth quarter of the Texans' season opener.

Hoyer regained his starting job in Week 6.