Houston, TX - The Houston Texans signed Andre Johnson to a two-year get development on Thursday, a see to that, according to the Houston Chronicle, makes him the highest paid encyclopedic receiver in the NFL.

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

The Account reported the wing to be worth $38.5 million, including $13 million guaranteed. On commonplace, Johnson purpose in the present circumstances order $10.5 million per year over the next seven seasons, not including fulfilment incentives.

"I always said I wanted to play for in unison cooperate, and to be gifted to frivolity pro the Houston Texans as a remedy for my whole profession is a tremendous honor," Johnson said. "I everlastingly said I wanted to be mainly of something festive, and I knew that coming to a unique constitution, things were prospering to be a slight disrespectful in the outset, and now I have a hunch like things are attractive that transform after us."

The University of Miami-Florida product has spent his total 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 competition mould year. He also scored nine touchdowns in 2009 to up his career unconditional to 42 TDs in 102 games.

"After the pattern two years, no person has played to the honest that this under age man has as long that I've been around, other than one other cat," said fully coach Gary Kubiak. "What he's been doing has been special, and there's a collection more to come. So, that's wealthy to be exciting."

He has caught 587 passes for 7,948 yards in excess of the passage of his rush, just two of the numerous organization records he owns.