Texans sign Lamar Miller for 26M continu

The aren't playing around this offseason. With free agency nearly upon us (4 p.m. ET on Wednesday), Houston is making moves, including a signing of free-agent running back , .Free Agent TrackerThe by grabbing , former backup quarterback for the Jason Pominville Jersey Broncos who was expected to stick in Denver after Peyton Manning retired. Osweiler didn't get the money he wanted from John Elway, however, and he's headed to greener pastures to work with Bill O'Brien.Per La Canfora, the Miller deal is a four-year contract worth $26 million, with $14 million guaranteed.Oddly, that's le s than what we saw land, but it makes sense Matt Dumba Jersey on a couple of fronts. For one, Martin's got more production. Secondly, the average annual value isn't that out of whack. Three, Miller's only getting $1 million le s in guaranteed money than Martin (which is ultimately what matters).And finally, Miller is going to hit free agency again at the age of 28. He's just 24! That's huge -- running backs see a significant decline in Eric Staal Jersey money as they approach 30, because teams understand the dropoff in terms of production around the age.Miller stands to make another nice haul in free agency, particularly if he's able to produce in O'Brien's system, which saw some nice seasons from running backs. Arian Foster -- cut this offseason -- had a fantastic year in 2014. Mikael Granlund Jersey The Texans got more than 1,000 yards out of and last year after Foster went down for Chris Stewart Jersey the season.As of this writing, Miller was No. 26 on .Pete noted correctly Miller, who was criminally underused with the , has le s than 700 carries on his career. If you're going to buy in on a running back, buying in on a young one with home-run potential and limited carries is a good purchase.
 
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