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.
Statement from @HoustonTexans General Manager Brian Gaine after the team signed fourth-year ILB Benardrick McKinney (@bm1157) to a contract extension: pic.twitter.com/xMGADVEioU
— Texans PR (@TexansPR) June 15, 2018
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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