Texans rookie Higgins makes history with deal

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HOUSTON — The Texans and rookie wide receiver Jayden Higgins have agreed to a fully guaranteed four-year, $11,700,824 contract, making him the first second-round pick in NFL history to have a fully guaranteed contract.

Players selected in the first round

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Source: Texans re-signing veteran DT Fatukasi

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The Houston Texans are re-signing defensive tackle Folorunso Fatukasi, a source confirmed to ESPN.

Fatukasi, 30, started 11 games for the Texans last season and contributed to a Texans run defense that ranked ninth in fewest yards allowed (107) and

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Source: Texans extend Hunter with $35.6M deal

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HOUSTON — Defensive end Danielle Hunter and the Houston Texans have agreed to a one-year, $35.6 million contract extension, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday.

Last March, Hunter signed a two-year, $49 million deal with Houston as a free

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Stingley: Record deal ‘big’ for CBs going forward

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HOUSTON — Texans star Derek Stingley Jr. said he believes his historic contract extension will be “big” for the position going forward.

On Monday, Stingley and the Texans agreed to a three-year, $90 million deal that made him the highest-paid

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Sources: Texans’ Stingley gets record deal for DB

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HOUSTON — Derek Stingley Jr., and the Houston Texans have agreed to a three-year, $90 million extension that makes him the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday.

The deal includes $89 million guaranteed, sources

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Texans acquire Vikings’ Ingram in O-line rebuild

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HOUSTON — The Texans continue to redo their offensive line as they acquired Minnesota Vikings guard Ed Ingram in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick on Thursday.

Ingram, 26, was a second-round pick in 2022, chosen at No. 59 overall.

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Sources: Texans acquire Eagles’ Gardner-Johnson

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HOUSTON — The Texans are trading for Philadelphia Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson in exchange for left guard Kenyon Green, sources told ESPN.

The deal also includes a pick swap with the Eagles getting a 2026 fifth-round pick and the Texans

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Source: DE Barnett agrees to return to Texans

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Defensive end Derek Barnett has reached a one-year deal to return to the Houston Texans, a source confirmed to ESPN on Monday.

Barnett, 28, had five sacks in 2024, tied for third on the Houston Texans. He also had the

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Source: Texans reunite with veteran DT Rankins

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HOUSTON — Sheldon Rankins is reuniting with the Houston Texans, who signed the defensive tackle to a one-year deal worth $7 million, a source confirmed to ESPN.

It marks Rankins’ second stint in Houston after joining in 2023 on a

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Texans’ Dell undergoes another surgery on knee

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HOUSTON — Texans wide receiver Tank Dell posted on his Instagram story that he had another surgery on his injured knee, this time to repair his torn ACL, on Wednesday.

Dell had surgery to repair other ligaments that were torn in the

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