The Houston Texans are signing veteran defensive lineman Denico Autry to a two-year, $20 million deal, according to NFL insider Tom Pelissero. The deal includes $10.5 million guaranteed.
Autry, a Mississippi State alum, most recently completed his 10th season in the NFL. He previously spent the last three seasons with the Tennessee Titans.
He was an undrafted free agent out of Mississippi State and was picked up by the Oakland Raiders ahead of the 2014 season. At MSU, Autry recorded 73 total tackles, 16 tackles for loss, six sacks and three forced fumbles in his two-year career
Before State, Autry was a JUCO product at East Mississippi Community College (before it was featured on Netflix’s ‘Last Chance U’), where he was an NJCAA Football All-America First-teamer in 2011.
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