US EditionTexans sign rookie wide receiver to historic deal
- The Houston Texans signed rookie wide receiver Jayden Higgins to a historic fully guaranteed four-year deal on April 25, 2025, at NRG Stadium in Houston.
- Higgins, a senior who joined Iowa State in 2023, was named a Third Team AP All-American after catching 87 passes for 1,183 yards and scoring nine touchdowns during the previous season.
- Higgins, who ran a 4.47 40-yard dash and measures 6-foot-4 and 214 pounds, was the 34th overall pick, chosen second in the second round by the Texans.
- The contract, worth $11.7 million and fully guaranteed, marks the first time a second-round rookie signed such a deal, with Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans praising Higgins as "a big target" and a great offensive addition.
- This signing suggests a shift in NFL rookie contracts by extending full guarantees beyond first-round picks, while fans and analysts expressed mixed reactions to the Texans' investment.
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Texans sign rookie wide receiver to historic deal
HOUSTON (KIAH) — The Houston Texans made history on Friday by signing one of its rookie wide receivers to a fully guaranteed contract. Jayden Higgins signed with the Texans to a four-year contract worth over $11.7 million, making him the first second-round pick in NFL history to have a fully guaranteed deal, ESPN reported. Before Higgins, only players taken in the first round of the NFL draft got fully guaranteed contracts. But the Texans were v…
Texans 2nd round pick signs historic rookie NFL contract
HOUSTON – Houston Texans rookie wide receiver Jayden Higgins has signed a fully guaranteed four-year, $11.7 million contract, making him the first second-round draft pick in NFL history to sign a fully guaranteed deal.
" One of the best values": Texans fans have their say as Jayden Higgins agrees to $11,700,824 rookie contract
Former Iowa State wide receiver Jayden Higgins agreed to a historic rookie contract. The Houston Texans drafted the 2024 Second-team All-Big 12 in the second round of this year's NFL draft with the No.
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