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Breaking down Will Anderson Jr.’s $150M deal with KPRC Sports Director Randy McIlvoy and Texans Insider Aaron Wilson

Why the Texans feel great about this investment in All-Pro defensive end, including $134 million guaranteed

KPRC 2 Sports Director Randy McIlvoy and Texans Insider Aaron Wilson discuss Texans All-Pro defensive end Will Anderson Jr.'s record-breaking deal. (KPRC , KPRC 2)

HOUSTON – A blockbuster contract.

A foundational football player.

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A record-breaking deal for Texans All-Pro defensive end Will Anderson Jr., a $150 million contract that’s the largest in NFL history for a non-quarterback and a defensive player with a $50 million annual average.

The deal signed by the former Alabama consensus All-American and Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year: $134 million guaranteed, $100 million fully guaranteed for skill, injury and salary cap, a $32 million signing bonus and a no-trade clause negotiated between Texans general manager Nick Caserio and agent Nicole Lynn of Klutch Sports.

Discussing why the Texans made this mega investment: a conversation with KPRC 2 Sports Director Randy McIlvoy and KPRC 2 Texans Insider and NFL reporter Aaron Wilson:

Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com