Mar 12, 2024, 8:14 p.m. ET
The addition of Hunter will give the Texans a formidable duo with 2023 Defensive Rookie of the Year Will Anderson Jr.
The stellar quarterback hunter Danielle Hunter and the Houston Texans have agreed to a two-year deal worth $49 million, including $48 million guaranteed, a source told Adam Schefter of ESPN this Tuesday.
The deal has a maximum value of $51 million, according to the source.
In fact, the Texans y Minnesota Vikings They are trading their 2023 sack leaders. On Monday, Jonathan Greenardwho led the Texans with 12.5 sacks last season, agreed to a four-year, $72 million deal with the Vikings.
The deal with Danielle Hunter in Houston has a maximum value of $51 million, according to the source. AP Photo/Abbie Parr
The adition of Hunter will give to the Texans a formidable duo with him Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2023, Will Anderson Jr.who had seven sacks in his debut season.
Hunter becomes the second star player acquired on Tuesday by the Texanswho hours before agreed to the transfer with the Cincinnati Bengals of the corridor Joe Mixon.
Hunter29, produced arguably his best professional campaign in 2023 within the defensive coordinator’s scheme Brian Flores. He finished with 16.5 sacks and 1,006 snaps, the highest totals of his career. He also earned constant praise from Flores for his ability and willingness to set the edge in the ground defense of the Vikingsand in the process, led the NFL with 23 tackles for loss of yards.
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The 2023 campaign not only culminated an outstanding comeback for Hunterwho missed the entire 2020 season and another 10 games in 2021 due to injuries, but also cemented his flexibility within multiple schemes. Hunter He amassed the first 60.5 sacks of his career in five seasons as a defensive end in a 4-3 system under former head coach Mike Zimmer.
When he returned from neck and biceps injuries in 2022, the Vikings had ceased to Zimmer and they had replaced it with Kevin O’Connell, who preferred a 3-4 scheme. In the following two seasons, Hunter He totaled 27 sacks playing a hybrid outside linebacker role.
Hunter He only managed 4.5 sacks in his college career in LSUbut the former general manager Rick Spielman projected him as an ideal edge rusher, and turned him into a third-round pick in the Draft 2015 from NFL. He had 18.5 sacks in a limited role in his first two seasons before becoming a full-time starter in 2017. He signed a five-year, $72 million deal before the 2018 season that quickly fell short, ultimately leading to a brief “boycott” during 2023 training camp.
To convince him to go out to the practice field, the Vikings They offered him a slight raise and agreed not to use the franchise tag when his contract expired this spring, clearing the way for him to free agency.
Information from Kevin Seifert was used in the writing of this note.
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