



JACKSONVILLE – Blake Bortles is again what he was 10 days ago:

The Jaguars' starting quarterback.

Bortles, who started the Jaguars' last 45 regular-season games before Head Coach Doug Marrone opened up the position following an August 17 preseason loss to Tampa Bay, will start the team's 2017 regular-season opener at Houston on September 10.

The team announced the decision early Saturday morning.

Chad Henne started the Jaguars' preseason loss to Carolina Thursday, playing five first-half series with the first-team offense. Bortles played five second-half series behind the first-team offensive line with many second-team skill-position players in the game.

Henne completed eight of 14 passes for 73 yards and no touchdowns with no interceptions. Bortles completed 12 of 16 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown with an interception.

Bortles, the No. 3 overall selection by the Jaguars in the 2014 NFL Draft, had started the first two games of the 2017 preseason and has started every Jaguars regular-season game since Week 4 of his 2014 rookie season.

Henne, who started 22 games for the Jaguars from 2012-2014, has served as Bortles' backup every game since Bortles became the starter.