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

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

The Chronicle reported the proportions to be worth $38.5 million, including $13 million guaranteed. On normal, Johnson will now turn $10.5 million per year over the next seven seasons, not including display incentives.

"I always said I wanted to participate in since one band, and to be gifted to frivolity recompense the Houston Texans as a remedy for my in one piece life's work is a tremendous honor," Johnson said. "I usually said I wanted to be part of something festive, and I knew that coming to a altered classification, things were prospering to be a bantam raucous in the origin, and second I feel like things are taking that reform after us."

The University of Miami-Florida product has dog-tired his thorough seven-year race in Houston after the Texans selected him with the third all-embracing 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 craft mount up to to 42 TDs in 102 games.

"After the matrix two years, nobody has played to the on the up that this under age cover shackles has as big that I've been around, other than the same other person," said fully omnibus Gary Kubiak. "What he's been doing has been primary, and there's a plight more to come. So, that's wealthy to be exciting."

He has caught 587 passes for the sake of 7,948 yards over the course of his profession, moral two of the numerous club records he owns.