Texans, Pro Bowl LB Azeez Al-Shaair reportedly agree on 3-year extension through 2029 season
Houston has been taking steps this offseason to ensure that its stout defense remains intact for the foreseeable future.
Azeez Al-Shaair was a first-time Pro Bowler and the Houston Texans’ Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee last season. A team captain, he made an impact on and off the field for the Texans’ organization, which is now repaying him with a three-year extension, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported Wednesday . Al-Shaair, who will turn 29 in August, will be under contract through the 2029 season, according to the Houston Chronicle .
He drew trade interest this offseason from the Dallas Cowboys, per ESPN’s Todd Archer, before Dallas traded for Dee Winters. The financial terms of Al-Shaair’s extension haven’t been reported, but the Texans’ commitment to the hard-hitting backer is the latest example of the franchise ponying up to keep its stingy defense together for the long term. Before trading for Dee Winters, the #Cowboys talked to the #Texans about Al-Shaair, per @toddarcher .
But Houston values Al-Shaair for his play on the field and community work off of it. Now putting their $$$ down to further prove it. https://t.
co/pw2InrYHMp — Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) April 29, 2026 Earlier this offseason, the Texans inked All-Pro defensive end Will Anderson Jr. to a three-year extension reportedly worth $150 million that made him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history . Before that, they gave fellow All-Pro defensive end Danielle Hunter what’s been reported as a one-year, $35.