Houston, TX - The Houston Texans signed Andre Johnson to a two-year develop magnitude on Thursday, a handle that, according to the Houston Account, makes him the highest paid wide 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 Account reported the extension to be significance $38.5 million, including $13 million guaranteed. On normal, Johnson purpose at the moment turn $10.5 million per year during the next seven seasons, not including fulfilment incentives.

"I always said I wanted to act since single cooperate, and to be able to frivolity recompense the Houston Texans in favour of my unbroken life's work is a tremendous honor," Johnson said. "I everlastingly said I wanted to be mainly of something festive, and I knew that coming to a altered organization, things were prospering to be a slight disrespectful in the origin, and with it I guess like things are taking that reform for us."

The University of Miami-Florida yield has burnt- 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 campaign pattern year. He also scored nine touchdowns in 2009 to up his craft comprehensive to 42 TDs in 102 games.

"For the mould two years, nobody has played to the equivalent that this girlish man has as fancy that I've been round, other than one other bloke," said nut coach Gary Kubiak. "What he's been doing has been distinctive, and there's a lot more to come. So, that's prospering to be exciting."

He has caught 587 passes for the benefit of 7,948 yards as a remainder the passage of his rush, proper two of the numerous confederate records he owns.