BREAKING: Texans Sign LB Azeez Al-Shaair to Extension

A three-year, $34 million signals that Houston’s front office is pretty confident in Al-Shaair’s ability as well, a far cry better than the $2.59 million total earnings [former Texans LB Blake] Cashman earned in his two years here. – FizzyJoe Now that another three-year deal has arrived at Al-Shaair’s doorstep, I think it’s safe to say Houston and DeMeco Ryans are very, very satisfied with their investment in his abilities. Even though Danielle Hunter, Will Anderson, and Derek Stingley take a lot of the headlines, Al-Shaair has been the rock in the middle of Houston’s vaunted defense that has allowed all of the other stars to shine. A defense can’t keep tallying sacks if the opposing QB is able to dump the ball off mere a second or two after taking the snap, and a defense can’t keep nabbing turnovers if the QB is able to just take the safe throw right in front of him. For the last two seasons, Al-Shaair has excelled at making the middle of the field look muddy to the opposing offense, and has become such a tackling machine that no tailback can get guaranteed 1st-down yardage with him floating around the field.  Over the last two seasons in Houston, Azeez Al-Shaair, who will turn 29 on August 4th, has become one of the very best linebackers in the NFL. I’m a very biased Al-Shaair fan, but in my view, he’s absolutely worth whatever hit the Texans’ cap space will take with this contract. If Houston wanted to keep this party going on defense, keeping Al-Shaair in-house was a big step forward. What do you think, though? Is Azeez Al-Shaair good enough to warrant a second 3-year contract in a row? Or, should Houston have looked in the 2026 NFL Draft for the future at MLB? A lot of noise was made by me and other Texans fans about the potential of Georgia LB C.J. Allen or Texans LB Anthony Hill Jr. coming to Houston as a potential successor, but both of those predictions never materialized. Would Houston have been better off taking one of them, or are they fine with keeping Al-Shaair as the green-dot LB? Let us know your thoughts on this extension down in the comments below! GO TEXANS!