Texans One Of Four Teams Interested In Trading For Cardinals RB David Johnson

Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports that the Texans exploring trade options and are one of four teams interested in Cardinals running back David Johnson.

Johnson hasn’t come close to living up to his contract and was clearly supplanted by Kenyon Drake last year, who has been transition tagged. His name has come up as a potential trade candidate to watch this offseason, but it remains to be seen what the Cardinals could get for him and whether they would need to eat some money or include a draft pick. 

For what it’s worth, the Buccaneers have been tossed out as a potential landing spot for Johnson, given his ties to Bruce Arians. 

According to OverTheCap.com, trading Johnson would create $8,156,250 million in cap space and $6,000,000 in dead money. 

Johnson, 28, was taken in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Cardinals. He was entering the final year of his four-year, $2.992 million contract when he agreed to a three-year, $39 million extension worth up to $45 million.

Johnson stands to make base salaries of $10,200,000 and $7,950,000 over the final two years of the deal.

In 2019, Johnson appeared in 13 games for the Cardinals and rushed 345 yards on 94 carries (3.7 YPC) to go along with 36 receptions for 370 yards receiving and six total touchdowns.