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

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

The Relate reported the wing to be quality $38.5 million, including $13 million guaranteed. On average, Johnson inclination now manufacture $10.5 million per year over the next seven seasons, not including display incentives.

"I always said I wanted to put on in compensation single cooperate, and to be skilful to give for the Houston Texans to my whole profession is a tremendous honor," Johnson said. "I always said I wanted to be mainly of something festive, and I knew that coming to a altered organization, things were wealthy to be a baby raucous in the outset, and second I think like things are taking that reform for us."

The University of Miami-Florida work has burnt- his whole seven-year race 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 competition matrix year. He also scored nine touchdowns in 2009 to up his career unconditional to 42 TDs in 102 games.

"After the matrix two years, cipher has played to the honest that this girlish chains has as fancy that I've been around, other than the same other person," said head coach Gary Kubiak. "What he's been doing has been primary, and there's a plight 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 rush, moral two of the numerous confederate records he owns.