Laremu Tunsil wasn’t getting away.
According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the Houston Texans signed the Pro Bowl left tackle to a three-year contract extension that includes $57 million guaranteed, a $13 million signing bonus, and will cost the AFC South club $22 million a year.
Tunsil is now the highest-paid offensive lineman in the NFL.
“Laremy and I have been in touch quite a bit,” coach and general manager Bill O’Brien told reporters on April 16. “Laremy is a great guy, a great part of our team. We’ve been in a lot of contact. I don’t want to get into the details of that but we’re working hard to try to get a deal done.”
The deal is done, and the Texans now have their Pro Bowl left tackle able to protect franchise quarterback Deshaun Watson through the middle part of the upcoming decade.
On Aug. 31, 2019, the Texans traded cornerback Johnson Bademosi, tackle Julien Davenport, a 2020 first-round pick, a 2021 first-round pick, and a 2021 second-round pick to the Miami Dolphins for Tunsil, receiver Kenny Stills, and a 2020 fourth-round selection.
