Everyone in Houston can now waive a sigh of relief.
After the cap-strapped Houston Texans cut ties with the likes of Eric Winston and Lawrence Vickers and watched Mike Brisiel and Mario Williams sign elsewhere, there was a sense that the team which had finally cracked the playoffs for the first time in franchise history (and won its first game in the postseason) was headed in the wrong direction.
As Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com reported on Friday evening, center Chris Myers has agreed to terms on a four-year contract with the Texans. A league source tells PFT that Myers will receive $14 million fully guaranteed on his $25 million deal.
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Myers was selected in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos. The 6-4, 289-pound interior lineman took his talents to Houston in 2008 and started every game during the regular season—64 consecutive contests since joining the Texans. Myers also started every game in his last year with Denver...
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Mike Brisiel,
Mario Williams,
Peyton Manning,
Scott Wells,
Jeff Saturday,
Mike Mayock
TEAMS: Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, Tennessee Titans, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, St. Louis Rams
TEAMS: Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, Tennessee Titans, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, St. Louis Rams
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