Rather than release David Johnson to save a little more than $6 million in cap space, the Texans decided to restructure his contract to keep him in Houston for the 2021 season at a price up to $6 million, with at least $4.25 million guaranteed. It’s a baffling move. It’s something that no one can make sense of. For this week’s GroupThink, I asked the masthead the following question:
Can you give one reason why the Texans decided to keep Johnson instead of releasing him?
As always, these are their responses:
MATT WESTON:
David Johnson is 29 years old.