The 2022 NFL season could the opportunity for the Houston Texans to shake the “rebuilding” tag that has stuck with them throughout the Nick Caserio era.
The hope is an improved defense and better weapons around second-year quarterback Davis Mills will provide optimism that contender status is right around the corner.
If the Texans exceed expectations, it will create a welcomed headache for Caserio: which players on expiring deals are worthy of contract extensions?
Here is a full list of Texans heading into the final year of their contract in 2022 (figures via Over the Cap):
LB Kamu Grugier-Hill
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Current APY: $4,000,000
TE Pharaoh Brown
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Current APY: $3,500,000
DE Ogbonnia Okoronkwo
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Current APY: $3,250,000
DE Jordan Jenkins
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Current APY: $3,000,000
DE Rasheem Grant
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Current APY: $2,750,000
RB Rex Burkhead
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Current APY: $2,500,000
QB Kyle Allen
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Current APY: $2,500,000
S M.J. Stewart
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Current APY: $2,250,000
RB Marlon Mack
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Current APY: $2,000,000
CB Fabian Moreau
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Current APY: $2,000,000
WR Chris Conley
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Current APY: $2,000,000
G Justin McCray
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Current APY: $2,000,000
CB Tavierre Thomas
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Current APY:…
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