Tag: Laremy Tunsil

How much 2020 salary cap space will the Texans have when contracts are official?

When NFL contracts are able to be processed and become official, the Houston Texans will have around $20 million in salary cap space.

The Houston Texans are atop the NFL in salary cap space with $49.3 million.

However, those numbers, provided by Field Yates of ESPN, aren’t exactly representative of what the Texans’ salary cap situation will look like once their free agent contracts are processed.

According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the Texans have around $20 million in cap space to work with after their entire transactions from the 2020 free agency period are finalized.

As Wilson points out, and as Randall Cobb told Houston media in a conference call on March 27, the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on NFL operations has prevented players from taking their physicals and signing the contracts.

“I live out in L.A. in the offseason right now,” Cobb said. “Everything is shut down out here, and I haven’t had the opportunity to a doctor’s office and get my physical yet.”

Until those physicals can be taken and the contracts signed, the salary cap space is merely an estimation, but accurate guesses nonetheless.

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Texans LT Laremy Tunsil seeks to pay bills, rent of folks struggling to make ends meet

Houston Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil seeks to pay the bills, rent, and car notes of people struggling to make ends meet.

Houston Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil earned a Pro Bowl protecting quarterback Deshaun Watson’s blindside in 2019.

Now, Tunsil seeks to have everybody’s back.

The former Miami Dolphins 2016 first-round pick posted a video to his Twitter account Monday inviting people struggling to make ends meet from the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic fallout to send him their consequential bills.

“I want to help in critical times like this,” Tunsil said. “So, if you have any necessities such as light bill, water bill, your car note, your rent, et cetera, what I’m going to have you guys do is send a picture of that to this email, laremycares@gmail.com.

“My team will go through the emails and help in any way that we can. A huge thank you to the workers out there who are putting their life on the line daily for us. Thank you. Peace, love, prosperity, and go Texans.”

Though not mentioned in the video, Tunsil’s tweet also stated he will be donating $250,000 to COVID-19 relief, including donations to the Florida Gateway Food Bank in his hometown of Lake City, Fla., in addition to funds appropriated towards Star of Hope Mission in Houston.

Individuals who believe Tunsil can help them are asked to send a picture of the bill to laremycares@gmail.com.

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Texans lead the NFL in 2020 salary cap space

The Houston Texans have the highest salary cap space in the NFL at $49.3 million, according to figures from ESPN.

The Houston Texans are leading the NFL in at least one category in the 2020 offseason.

After the first wave of free agency, the Texans have topped the rest of the league in salary cap space. According to Field Yates of ESPN, the AFC South champions have a salary cap space of $49.3 million, which includes moves that have already been made official.

The nearly $50 million in cap space allows the Texans to figure out what they want to do with the contracts of left tackle Laremy Tunsil and quarterback Deshaun Watson. Tunsil, who made his first career Pro Bowl last season, is the biggest priority because he is entering the final season of his rookie contract, and the Texans could save cap space by reworking his contract.

Houston will have to start making decisions on Watson soon. The Texans are eligible to begin negotiating a contract extension now that he has completed his third season in the NFL. If Houston can’t get anything done with Watson, they still have the luxury of exercising his fifth-year option and keeping him under contract through the 2021 season.

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Texans re-sign OT Roderick Johnson for the 2020 season

The Houston Texans have resigned offensive tackle Roderick Johnson to a one-year $1.75 million deal.

After opting not to tender 24-year-old offensive tackle Roderick Johnson, the Houston Texans have backtracked somewhat resigning the former Cleveland Brown fifth-rounder to a one-year $1.75 million deal, according to Aaron Wilson.

The swing tackle proved a reliable backup for the Texans in 2019, and invaluable once rookie right tackle Tytus Howard’s promising first season was cut short due to injury.

According to Pro Football Focus, Johnson led the Texans’ offensive line in the preseason with a 75.4 grade, eventually finishing the regular season with a grade of 67.9 this trailed only Pro-Bowl left tackle Laremy Tunsil among linemen who had played at least 100 snaps.

Given that he drew just one penalty and allowed only three sacks in 364 offensive snaps last season, their decision not to tender him in the first place and risk him testing free agency is baffling at best. Especially when their recent turnover on the offensive line is taken into consideration, why Bill O’Brien initially opted against keeping one of their more consistent performers last year is yet another questionable decision on his part to be added to the ever-growing pile.

With Johnson now returning, the Texans slowly improving offensive line can pick up where they left off. Next step, re-sign Tunsil to a likely record-breaking deal and search for an upgrade at right guard.

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In retrospect, Dolphins come out of Laremy Tunsil trade as big winners

In retrospect, Dolphins come out of Laremy Tunsil trade as big winners

Remember that time the Miami Dolphins raked the Houston Texans over the coals in their trade negotiations for offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil? Miami, who had no intent of trading Tunsil, eventually milked the Texans for so much NFL Draft capital that the team had to say yes to the deal — which featured Houston sending two 1st-round picks and a 2nd-round pick to Miami for Tunsil.

The Dolphins’ end of this story has just started — but Houston’s end of the spectrum is apparently progressing rapidly. How so?

The Washington Redskins have recently permitted OT Trent Williams to explore a trade this offseason and the Texans, of all teams, are among the teams to have called to check in on a potential trade.

Huh? First and foremost, the Texans are so tapped out of draft picks that it would be almost impossible for them to swing a deal for Williams without including prominent player assets as well. And if the Texans are calling about Williams, what does that say about Tunsil’s long-term viability with the team? He’s entering the final year of his rookie contract — and expects a big payday to follow. Odds are still in favor of Houston locking in Tunsil for a long-term contract — but the fact that they are inquiring about Trent Williams and adding more to their offensive line situation at all is hardly an endorsement for Houston’s handling of the Laremy Tunsil trade.

For once, it looks as though Miami may be walking out of a blockbuster deal as a clear and obvious winner — but they still need to do their part and make the most of their draft picks before we can set that into stone. For now? Keep an eye on Tunsil, if he’s too expensive for Houston in the long-term, we may see him on the move again as part of a player for player swap.

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Report: Texans LT Laremy Tunsil had shoulder surgery to repair torn labrum

Houston Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil underwent shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum, according to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle.

Left tackle Laremy Tunsil wants to give his best to the Houston Texans in a contract season.

According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the Pro Bowler underwent shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum at some point in the offseason.

The 2021 season is the last year on Tunsil’s rookie contract. The Miami Dolphins, who took him Round 1 of the 2016 NFL Draft out of Ole Miss, picked up the 25-year-old’s fifth-year option before trading him to the Texans on Aug. 31, 2019.

Coach and general manager Bill O’Brien wouldn’t get into specifics about how contract negotiations are going with Tunsil, but indicated at the NFL Scouting Combine on Feb. 25 that the organization wants Tunsil for the long haul.

“I will tell you that we want [Tunsil] on the football team and we’re working very hard to try to get that done,” said O’Brien. “Those things take time. They don’t happen overnight. Everything has to fit together relative to your team, your salary cap, what they’re looking for.”

The expectation is that Tunsil will be ready for offseason workouts in April.

Report: Texans LT Laremy Tunsil fires agency

Houston Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil has fired his agency, Creative Artists Agency, as he seeks to land an extension with Houston.

Houston Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil has shaken up his representation.

According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the Pro Bowl left tackle has fired his agency, Creative Artists Agency, on Tuesday. The move comes after reports have surfaced that Tunsil seeks to be the highest paid offensive lineman in the NFL.

2020 will be the final season for Tunsil, who the Texans traded two first round picks and a 2021 second-round pick to obtain from the Miami Dolphins. There is no reason for Houston to have spent all of that draft capital to not retain Tunsil.

The Dolphins picked up Tunsil’s fifth-year option, and he will count over $10 million on the Texans’ salary cap in 2020. If the Texans are able to extend Tunsil, it would help add more cap space, even though Houston has the ninth-most salary cap space in the NFL at $61.3 million.

 

Texans LT Laremy Tunsil’s contract extension would make him the highest-paid OL in the NFL

If the Houston Texans sign Laremy Tunsil to the contract extension he asks, the left tackle would be the highest paid offensive lineman in the NFL.

The Houston Texans want to keep left tackle Laremy Tunsil around for a long time, but the price may be that they give him a contract extension that makes him the highest paid offensive lineman in the NFL.

According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, along with other reports, the former Miami Dolphins 2016 first-round pick from Ole Miss is seeking a contract extension that would earn him anywhere between $19 million and $20 million annually. Currently, the highest paid offensive lineman is Philadelphia Eagles RT Lane Johnson at $18 million. With Tennessee Titans OT Jack Conklin set to hit the open market, he could surpass it. None of those numbers would top Tunsil.

According to Spotrac, if Tunsil were to get $20 million a year, it would make him the highest paid offensive lineman in the NFL.

The thing with “highest paid” is that the distinction usually is lost whenever the next round of contract extensions are signed. Furthermore, the yearly increase of the salary cap allows teams to absorb big contracts and they don’t end up hurting them in the long run, presuming the club is adept at forecasting how other extensions will affect their cap space.

The Texans still have a whole 12 months to work out a contract extension with Tunsil. Currently, he is slated to make $12.5 million in guaranteed money as the Dolphins picked up his fifth-year contract, and Houston will honor it.

However, when the time comes for the Texans to lock up the Pro Bowler long-term, they may have to be willing to set the market and pay top dollar to keep Tunsil. Given how impactful he was at keeping franchise quarterback Deshaun Watson upright and away from leading the NFL in sacks for the second straight season, it may be a price general manager Bill O’Brien is willing to pay.

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Kenny Stills on Texans LT Laremy Tunsil’s contract extension: ‘Pay up’

Receiver Kenny Stills commented on Twitter that the Houston Texans should “pay up” and give left tackle Laremy Tunsil a contract extension.

Kenny Stills isn’t shy about what course of action the Houston Texans should take when it comes to extending left tackle Laremy Tunsil.

On Saturday, Stills, who has been a teammate of Tunsil’s going back to their playing days with the Miami Dolphins in 2016, tweeted a comment regarding an article on Tunsil’s rumored asking price of $19 million and $20 million.

“Pay up!!!!” Still wrote.

Tunsil was instrumental in keeping quarterback Deshaun Watson upright and helping the former 2017 first-round pick earn his second straight Pro Bowl selection. Additionally, Tunsil earned his first Pro Bowl nod in his first season with the Texans.

Miami drafted Tunsil with their first-round pick in 2016 from Ole Miss. The Dolphins anticipated a rough season under rookie coach Brian Flores and chose to be sellers in preseason with Tunsil and Stills part of a trade on Aug. 31, 2019, that sent the two to the Texans.

Stills has seen the quality of work Tunsil has produced since he entered the league. Now, Stills wants to see the 6-5, 313-pound blindside protector get his just reward on his second NFL contract.

10 Texans free agents whose reps met with Houston at the NFL Scouting Combine

The Houston Texans didn’t just use the NFL combine to evaluate future talent. They used the week to meet with reps of their in-house free agents.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Houston Texans had a busy week at the NFL Scouting Combine. They weren’t just evaluating the 2020 NFL Draft class; they were meeting with the representatives of their own free agents to see where things stand before free agency opens on March 18.

Here is a list of the players whose representatives met with the Texans per Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle.

1. LT Laremy Tunsil

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If the Texans gave up two first-round picks and a second-rounder in 2021 just to get two seasons out of the Pro Bowl left tackle, it would be a waste. Tunsil will make around $10.4 million in the final year of his rookie contract. The Texans will want to extend him. The goal for Houston is to work towards his extension and then move on to quarterback Deshaun Watson, who is now eligible for a new deal.

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