Texans Sign ILB Benardrick McKinney To Five-Year, $50M Extension

The Houston Texans announced Thursday night that they’ve signed ILB Benardrick McKinney to a contract extension.

  • According to Mark Berman, the McKinney receives a five-year, $50 million extension with $21 million guaranteed.

McKinney, 25, is a former second-round pick of the Texans back in 2015. He was in the final year of his four-year, $5.3 million contract and set to make a base salary of $1,163,880 for the 2018 season.

In 2017, McKinney appeared in all 16 games for the Texans and recorded 95 tackles, three sacks, a forced fumble and a pass defense. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 24 linebacker out of 87 qualifying players.

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