Source: Texans agree to terms with seventh-round defensive end Solomon Byrd on $4.119 million deal

Texans signing seventh-round pick

Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans talks with reporters during an AFC coaches availability at the NFL owners meetings, Monday, March 25, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) (Phelan M. Ebenhack, Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

HOUSTON – The Texans have agreed to terms on a four-year, $4.119 million deal with seventh-round defensive end Solomon Byrd, per a league source.

The deal includes a $99,992 signing bonus.

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A Wyoming transfer, Byrd finished his career at USC where he was an honorable-mention All-Pac-12 selection. He led the team with 11 tackles for losses and finished third in the nation with four forced fumbles. He had 49 tackles and six sacks last season.

Byrd has recorded a 32-inch vertical leap and a 9-6 broad jump.

The 6-foot-3, 255-pounder from Palmdale, Calif., recorded four sacks, 28 tackles and 7 1/2 for losses in 2022 with two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble.

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