Tuesday afternoon has brought about more in the way of kicker news. The Texans have worked out a new deal with Kaʻimi Fairbairn.
Fairbairn has agreed to two-year, $13MM extension, Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network report. As a result, he is now on the books through 2028. The $6.5MM average annual value of this extension is the highest in league history for kickers.
In 2024, Fairbairn inked a Houston deal worth an average of $5.3MM per year. A healthy raise has now been worked out in the wake of his continued strong play. The nine-year veteran led the NFL in made field goals this past season, connecting on 44 of 48 attempts. Each of his four misses came from beyond 50 yards, and Fairbairn topped 90% in terms of accuracy for the third time in the past four seasons.
More to come…
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