Texans Make Andre Johnson NFL’s Highest Paid Receiver

Andre Johnson and the Texans agreed on a two-year extension that will keep him in Houston through the 2016 season, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Texans GM Rick Smith said of the contract, “It will make him a Texan for life.”

Earlier in the offseason WR Andre Johnson surprisingly said he wanted a new contract from the Texans. It was such a surprise because he was just three years into an eight-year, $60 million contract that he had signed with the club.

Since then, he’s hired an agent (not having one was arguably the reason why he had a bad deal) and was given a deadline of week one of the regular season to get something done.

Texans GM Rick Smith recently indicated that if Andre Johnson is going to get a new contract -- something he’s been asking for this offseason -- it will need to happen before the season starts.

Johnson, who previously represented himself, is unhappy with an eight-year, $60 million contract signed in 2007. He’s unhappy because the new standard for top receivers like Johnson is $9-10 million per year. His salaries won’t top $8 million for the rest of the contract.