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4 objectives DE Jonathan Greenard must prove to Texans in 2022

Houston Texans defensive end Jonathan Greenard is entering his third year with the team. Here are four objectives Greenard must prove in 2022.

The Houston Texans can’t negotiate with defensive end Jonathan Greenard until after the 2022 season. The 2023 offseason will be the earliest the Texans will be able to talk with their former 2020 third-round pick about a second contract.

However, 2022 will be a momentous year for the former Florida product. Greenard can make his case to general manager Nick Caserio and coach Lovie Smith that he is a worthy edge defender and the club ought to continue to invest in his career.

Here are four objectives Greenard will need to show the Texans in 2022 as he rounds to corner into possible contract talks.

List of Texans heading into final year of their contracts in 2022

Here is a look at Houston Texans players who are entering the final year of their contracts in 2022.

The 2022 NFL season could the opportunity for the Houston Texans to shake the “rebuilding” tag that has stuck with them throughout the Nick Caserio era.

The hope is an improved defense and better weapons around second-year quarterback Davis Mills will provide optimism that contender status is right around the corner.

If the Texans exceed expectations, it will create a welcomed headache for Caserio: which players on expiring deals are worthy of contract extensions?

Here is a full list of Texans heading into the final year of their contract in 2022 (figures via Over the Cap):

What do the Texans still owe David Culley after firing him as coach?

The Houston Texans let David Culley go after one season. What do they still owe on his contract?

The Houston Texans made a move at coach and fired David Culley on Thursday.

The move comes after Houston finished 4-13, tallying their second consecutive season of double-digit losses since 2005-06. Those two seasons were the last of the Dom Capers era and first of the Gary Kubiak age. Culley’s lone season completes a two-year sojourn away from the postseason that began with Bill O’Brien’s firing after an 0-4 start in 2020.

Culley originally signed a five-year contract with the Texans in January 2021 to be their fourth full-time coach in team history. With the Texans getting rid of Culley after a year, what do they still owe the 66-year-old?

According to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, the Texans still owe Culley $17 million over the next three years. In total, Culley gets $22 million for leading the Texans to a 4-13 record in 2021.

The contract is one that the organization will hang on general manager Nick Caserio, who needs to make sure his second coaching hire generates more wins and completes the rebuild.

Houston Texans’ top-10 most expensive contracts that are without guaranteed money

The Houston Texans will have to employ belt-tightening in 2021 as their salary cap situation is not ideal at all. Here are contracts worth examining.

The Houston Texans are estimated to be over the salary cap by $17.9 million in 2021. Consequently, the Texans will have to take a look at their contracts that do not have any guaranteed money remaining.

Here are the Texans’ top 10 most expensive contracts that do not have any guaranteed money attached.