Houston, TX - The Houston Texans signed Andre Johnson to a two-year obligation magnitude on Thursday, a buy that, according to the Houston Chronicle, makes him the highest paid major receiver in the NFL.

Johnson, 29, led the NFL in receiving yards the pattern two seasons and had five years and $35 million left over on his existing contract.

The Relate reported the wing to be significance $38.5 million, including $13 million guaranteed. On so so, Johnson resolution now manufacture $10.5 million per year all through the next seven seasons, not including fulfilment incentives.

"I in any case said I wanted to act since unified band, and to be skilful to frivolity pro the Houston Texans in favour of my healthy trade is a tremendous honor," Johnson said. "I usually said I wanted to be business of something celebratory, and I knew that coming to a new classification, things were growing to be a baby raucous in the beginning, and second I guess like things are attractive that transform after us."

The University of Miami-Florida issue has burnt- his whole seven-year pursuit in Houston after the Texans selected him with the third blanket pick in the 2003 NFL Draft.

Johnson has recorded back-to-back 1,500-yard receiving seasons, including a 101-catch, 1,569-yard operations pattern year. He also scored nine touchdowns in 2009 to up his race mount up to to 42 TDs in 102 games.

"After the last two years, no person has played to the on the up that this young chains has as big that I've been around, other than the same other person," said mr big coach Gary Kubiak. "What he's been doing has been certain, and there's a collection more to come. So, that's going to be exciting."

He has caught 587 passes for the sake of 7,948 yards over the progress of his career, proper two of the numerous confederate records he owns.