The Houston Texans have brought back running back Buddy Howell on a one-year contract.
According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the total value of the contract is $1.8 million.
The contract will include a $1 million base salary and a $200,000 signing bonus. Howell’s deal also accounts for up to $300,000 in per-game active roster bonuses.
If the Texans were to tender the former 2018 undrafted free agent from Florida Atlantic as a restricted free agent, his value would be $2.133 million. Clearly re-signing Howell was the cheaper option the salary cap-strapped Texans would take.
The former Miami Dolphin has played 45 games with the Texans, taking 21 carries for 74 yards and catching one pass for three yards. Howell’s true value has been on special teams, where he has played 795 snaps compared to 86 on offense.
