Will Anderson Jr. signs three-year extension with Texans, becomes highest-paid non-QB

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anderson-jr-will/d6ShMWDl/"]Will Anderson Jr.[/a], 24, put pen to paper on a 3-year, $150 million extension, including $134 million guaranteed, thus overtaking [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/parsons-micah/8Sfw9EN6/"]Micah Parsons[/a] as the highest-paid non-QB in the league. The extension will kick in in the 2028 season and includes a no-trade clause.[/p][embed guid="aeb8e746-0326-43e3-86a6-fe8676d78848" url="https://x.com/NFL/status/2045191792761663970?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/houston-texans/SIj9q2Q7/"]Texans[/a] star's average annual value of $50 million betters Parsons' $46.5 million and gets him into the top-12 of the league, just one million behind [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/philadelphia-eagles/dGgVhRLK/"]Philadelphia Eagles[/a] QB Jalen Hurts. Parsons signed a four-year, $188 million extension with the Green Bay Packers that included $136 million in total guarantees.[/p][p]The former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/alabama-crimson-tide/d0oPEt4E/"]Alabama Crimson Tide[/a] rusher was second in Defensive Player of the Year voting and voted a First Team All-Pro after a career year in 2025, in which he put up 12 sacks, 23 QB hits, 54 total tackles, and forced three fumbles.[/p][embed guid="7bf10f0c-5761-40f7-9994-569868039ad2" url="https://x.com/HoustonTexans/status/2045207612329783437?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Since being drafted with the third overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, Will Anderson Jr. has put up 30.0 sacks, 91 solo tackles, 64 QB hits, and 4 forced fumbles in 46 games, as well as 3 forced fumbles in last year's playoffs.[/p]