There is a new better defensive paid in the NFL. The Houston Texans have given Derek Stingley Jr. that title, since the two parties agreed a massive extension, presenting the first first round selection to a three -year contract and $ 90 million, reports Jonathan Jones Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports. That also includes a certified set of $ 89 million guaranteed.
Stingley, 23, was eligible for the fifth year option in this low season that would have linked it to the organization during the 2026 season, but the Texans have apparently tracked it with this lucrative extension.
The average annual value of $ 30 million of the extension exceeds corner partners Jaycee Horn, who Agreed an extension With the Carolina Panthers last week. That agreement pays Horn $ 25 million in AAV, which was the highest for a defensive in the history of the League before Stingley signed his agreement.
The LSU product entered the League as the general selection number 3 in the NFL 2022 draft and has lived up to that turnover during the first three years of its career.
Stingley really emerged as one of the best corners of the league last season and was the face of what turned out to be the best defense of pass in the NFL. As a team, the Texans occupied the first place in the NFL, allowing the lowest termination percentage (59%) in the League, and were second in interceptions (19). For its part, Stingley totaled 54 cups to go along with 18 pass ruptures, and five interceptions through 17 games played. In coverage, it allowed opposite field marshals to average only a 51.2 pin qualification against him.
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All that helped Stingley obtain the first team’s honors for the first time in his career, and now this new contract.
