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Will Anderson Jr. signed a three-year, $150 million contract extension with the Houston Texans, making him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history. The deal includes $134 million in guaranteed money and will keep him with the team through the 2030 season.
HOUSTON (AP) ā Will Anderson Jr. wasnāt really interested in football as a young child but finally tried it at his familyās urging as he approached high school. Back then he was a running back, but soon his coach informed him that heād be moving to defensive end. The news was not well received. āI cried,ā Anderson recalled Tuesday. Despite his trepidation, Anderson quickly excelled at the position and on Tuesday he celebrated signing his three-year, $150 million contract extension with the Houston Texans that made him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history. āIt worked out,ā he said drawing laughs from everyone in the room. The extension includes $134 million in guaranteed money. The $50 million per year Anderson will earn surpasses the $46.5 million per year defensive end Micah Parsons got when he signed a four-year extension with the Packers after a trade from Dallas last year. āIāve been so overwhelmed with joy these last couple of days, nonstop tears, and itās been a blessing,ā Anderson said. āAnd I think for me, I love what I do, and I tell people all the time ā theyāre like oh, the money⦠itās really never ever been about the money for me. Itās always just been about walking to my purpose and doing what God has called me to do.ā The Texans selected Anderson with the third pick in the 2023 draft, trading up to nab the Alabama standout after selecting quarterback C.J. Stroud second in that draft. Anderson, the 2023 AP Defensive Rookie of the Year, started each game last season and had 12 sacks and 20 tackles for loss ā both career highs ā to lead a Houston defense that was among the best in the NFL. His work last season earned him a spot on first team of The Associated Press All-Pro team and he was a finalist for AP Defensive Player of the Year. In three seasons with the Texans, the 24-year-old Anderson has piled up 30 sacks and 136 tackles, including 46 for loss. He also has 64 quarterback hits in his career and has forced four fumbles and recovered three. The Texans exercised his fifth-year player option earlier this month so this deal will keep him in Houston through the 2030 season. His agent Nicole Lynn was asked how the negotiations with Houston general manager Nick Caserio began. āNick and I have a really good relationship,ā she said. āI donāt know exactly where it started. I think Nick called me, but I think we kind of all knew that it was time for him to get paid.ā Everyone in the Texansā organization raves about Andersonās mentality and work ethic. Defensive line coach Rod Wright said thatās what makes him so deserving of this contract. āThe impression he makes on people is like, Iām going to outwork you, Iām going to out study you and he sets the bar for everyone,ā Wright said. Now that Anderson knows heās going to be in Houston for a long time to come, heās focused on helping the Texans reach new heights. Houston, which has never been to a conference title game, has lost in the divisional round of the playoffs in each of Andersonās three seasons. āAsk me about contract, yeah, the contract is cool, but ask me about winning, thatās more important,ā he said. āHow we get over this hump, how we can get past the second round is whatās been on my mind.ā According to Next Gen Stats, Anderson ranked second in the NFL last season with 85 total pressures and his 48 pressures on third down were the most by a player since the stat began being tracked in 2014. While Anderson appreciates those numbers, to him it just means heās coming up short on getting to the quarterback. āI havenāt even reached to the period of where I want to be at in my game,ā he said. āAnd I think this offseason Iāve continued to build my body up to be able to bend or to be able to finish on the quarterback. Thatās the next step is just be able to finish on the quarterback.ā Anderson isnāt planning to do anything crazy with his money now that heās signed this huge extension. He really enjoys fishing so he said heāll likely get a speed boat so that he and his father can continue their fishing trips in style. Other than that, heās just thankful that his parents will never have to worry about money again after they went through some lean times while raising him and his five older sisters. āI think thatās why I got so emotional because these two right here, being in a three-bedroom house with six kids wasnāt easy,ā he said pointing to his parents. āWorking long nights. My mom got to work overtime. My dad working overtime⦠it meant the world for me to do what I do.ā \\_ AP NFL:
Will Anderson Jr. signed a three-year, $150 million contract extension with the Houston Texans.
Anderson's contract includes $134 million in guaranteed money.
Last season, Anderson had 12 sacks and 20 tackles for loss, leading the Texans' defense.
Anderson plans to buy a speed boat for fishing trips and is focused on helping the Texans win more games.

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