Houston Texans safety receives 2-year contract extension, per report
TEXANS NEWS
16 March 2022
Texans give safety Eric Murray a 2-year extension. Photo by Silas Walker/Getty Images.
The Houston Texans have given safety Eric Murray a contract extension, according to ProFootball Network's Aaron Wilson. The deal is a 2-year, $10 million extension. Murray (age 28) first signed with the Texans in 2020 on a 3-year $20.5 million deal.
Eric Murray's $10 million contract extension with Texans reflects maximum value over two-year deal, per a league source
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) March 16, 2022
A lot of news has broken this week involving Texans safeties. Former Texan Justin Reid agreed to a 3-year deal with the Chiefs and AJ Moore signed a 1-year deal with the Titans.
The Texans signed Browns safety MJ Stewart to a 1-year deal, re-signed safety Terrance Brooks to a 1-year deal along with the Murray extension.
Many fans thought Laremy Tunsil's return and Reid's departure would pave the way for the Texans to draft Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton at No.3 overall. But Texans GM Nick Caserio is quickly filling holes, which could lead the Texans to simply draft the best player available.
Murray played in 16 games for the Texans last season, starting 11, while recording 1 interception, 4 passes defended, and 76 tackles.
Mauricio Dubón homered twice and Josh Hader stayed perfect in 19 save chances this season by getting Mike Trout to line out to center field with a runner on second as the Houston Astros held off the Los Angeles Angels 8-7 in the rubber game of their series Sunday.
DUBI SENDS ONE OUT! #VoteDubi ⭐️ https://t.co/W06pfHQMR1 pic.twitter.com/XqKhVxPgOs
— Houston Astros (@astros) June 22, 2025
Dubón's second career multihomer game began with a leadoff shot against starter Kyle Hendricks in the fifth inning for the Astros' first run. Dubón added a two-run drive off Hunter Strickland for a 6-5 lead in the sixth.
DOUBLE DUBI DAY! #VoteDubi ⭐️ https://t.co/W06pfHRkGz pic.twitter.com/4dx2q3rvUa
— Houston Astros (@astros) June 22, 2025
Jeremy Peña had an RBI double and Jake Meyers added a sacrifice fly to make it 8-5.
Nolan Schanuel hit an RBI single for the Angels in the seventh, and Zach Neto trimmed it to 8-7 with a solo homer off Hader in the ninth. Schanuel finished with three hits and four RBIs.
Peña hit his 11th home run one out after Dubón’s shot in the fifth to tie it 2-all. Meyers singled, stole second and scored on a two-out error by Luis Rengifo at third base. Christian Walker followed with an RBI double for a 4-2 lead.
Taylor Ward had a two-out double off Astros rookie Ryan Gusto, and Logan O'Hoppe hit his third two-run homer in two days to give the Angels a 2-0 lead in the second. O'Hoppe has 17 home runs and is closing in on the team record for a catcher set by Lance Parrish with 22 in 1990.
LaMonte Wade Jr. and Christian Moore singled in the bottom half, and Schanuel gave the Angels a 5-4 lead with his sixth homer.
Gusto (5-3) allowed five runs and six hits in six innings with seven strikeouts.
Hendricks permitted five runs — three earned — in five innings. Strickland (1-2) worked an inning and was tagged with his first three earned runs this season.
Key moment
The Angels had a run in with two on and two outs down 8-6 in the seventh with Trout coming to bat. Bryan Abreu replaced Bryan King and needed just three pitches to strike out Trout swinging on a pitch in the dirt.
Key stat
Trout went 1 for 11 after entering the series as the active leader against Houston with 30 homers, 30 doubles and 73 RBIs.
Up next
Houston returns home to play the Philadelphia Phillies beginning Tuesday.
The Angels hadn't announced a starter for Monday's series opener against RHP Walker Buehler (5-5, 5.95 ERA) and the visiting Boston Red Sox.
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