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The Texans are rewarding standout safety Jalen Pitre with a new three-year contract extension.
The Texans continue to pay their young core and keep their outstanding secondary intact for the foreseeable future.
Per NFL insider Ian Rapoport, Houston is signing safety Jalen Pitre to a new three-year contract extension that will pay him “roughly” $39 million. The move comes after the Texans gave cornerback Derek Stingley a massive three-year, $90 million contract earlier this offseason.
The Texans originally drafted Pitre out of Baylor in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft. He was a consensus All-American for the Bears in 2021, along with being named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. As a rookie, Pitre was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team after an insanely-productive season that saw him record 147 total tackles, five tackles for loss, one sack, eight pass breakups, five interceptions, and a fumble recovery.
Over the past two seasons, Pitre has started all 27 regular season games he’s played in, posting 149 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, one interception, 13 pass breakups, two forced fumbles, and another fumble recovery.
