NFL contracts have triggers in them that teams can flip to create salary cap space, and that is precisely what general manager Nick Caserio did to give the Houston Texans a little more breathing room.
According to Aaron Wilson from KPRC-TV, the Texans restructured the contract for safety Eric Murray, providing $732,500 in salary cap space.
What the Texans did was give Murray a $1.465 million signing bonus in order to create the space.
Houston originally signed Murray to a two-year, $10 million contract at the beginning of last free agency.
The rise of second-round rookie Jalen Pitre cut into Murray’s playing time. The 29-year-old played all 17 games for Houston, and delivered 27 combined tackles. However, his snaps were lopsided in favor of special teams: 403 to 119 on defense.
