The Houston Texans are addressing their secondary in the free agency period.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Texans reached an agreement with former Kansas City Chief and Cleveland Brown safety Eric Murray on Monday. The contract is worth three years and up to $20.25 million.
Adding Murray is a move the Texans needed to make after reports surfaced they would not reach a new contract with veteran safety Jahleel Addae.
Former Browns’ S Eric Murray reached agreement with the Houston Texans on a three-year deal worth up to $20.25 million, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 17, 2020
Murray played in nine games for the Browns in 2019, starting in four of them. The former 2016 fourth-round pick from Minnesota collected 24 tackles, made three tackles for loss, notched 1.0 sack, and tipped away one pass.
The Browns came into possession of Murray’s rights in the 2019 offseason when they traded defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah to the Chiefs. Murray had previously collected 100 tackles, 1.0 sack, an interception, a fumble recovery, and seven pass breakups in his 45 games with the Chiefs, 11 of which he started.