Report: Texans ink DE Angelo Blackson to 3-year deal

The Houston Texans are still trying to keep as many of their players with expired contracts in house, and the latest corralling is the signing of defensive end Angelo Blackson.

According to Adam Caplan, the Texans have signed the former 2015 fourth-round pick from the Tennessee Titans to a three-year, $12 million deal.

#Texans and DE Angelo Blackson agreed to a 3-year, $12m deal, source said. Blackson played in 40% of the defensive snaps last season.

Left un-signed from #Texans DL: Christian Covington, Joel Heath (RFA), and Brandon Dunn.

— Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) March 11, 2019

Keeping him on the books doesn’t come as a surprise given his knowledge of the system after two years in Houston and 25 regular season appearances. The 26-year old former fourth-round pick out of Auburn is now contracted to the Texans until 2021.

Angelo Blackson $12M Texans deal: $3.5M gtd, salaries $2M (gtd), $3.5M, $3.5M; $!.5M 2019 2nd day roster bonus, $31,250 per game 46-man roster bonus annual, $200K workout base de-escalator annual

— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) March 11, 2019

As a result of this deal, it seems more likely that the Texans will let Christian Covington go in order to bring in a more value for money rookie. Covington plays a little defensive end and has been with the Texans since 2015.