Update:
According to Field Yates, Texans LB Brian Cushing‘s 10 game suspension will cost him over $4 million from his contract, while Yates mentions he would lose more if the team attempts to recoup any of his signing bonus.
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The Houston Texans announced Wednesday that veteran LB Brian Cushing has been suspended 10 games for
The NFL has released the following statement on @HoustonTexans ILB Brian Cushing: pic.twitter.com/2MV61Oqp7I
— Texans PR (@TexansPR) September 13, 2017
The Texans had already ruled Cushing out for Week 2s game against the Bengals with a concussion, but it appears as though he’ll miss most of the 2017 season with this suspension.
Cushing, 30, is a former first-round pick of the Texans back in 2009. He’s currently in the fourth year of his six-year, $55.643 million contract that includes $21 million guaranteed and stands to make base salaries of $5.5 million and $7.25 million over the nex two years of the agreement.
This season, Cushing has appeared in one game and recorded three tackles and no sacks for the Texans.
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