Houston Chronicle

Britt signs with Texans for $5M

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One week after cutting starting center Nick Martin, the Texans have found his replacemen­t.

Veteran center Justin Britt, formerly with the Seattle Seahawks, has signed a one-year contract with a maximum value of $5 million, according to league sources not authorized to speak publicly.

The deal has a base value of $3.2 million and can reach the $5 million figure if he reaches playtime bonuses, according to sources.

“I’m back!” Britt wrote on social media after signing his contract.

Britt, 29, is a 2014 Seahawks second-round draft pick from Missouri.

He was cut by the Seahawks last April.

Britt (6-foot-6, 325 pounds) has started 86 of 87 career games.

Britt tore his anterior cruciate ligament in 2019, cutting short his season after eight games. Prior to that, he had missed just two games in his first five NFL seasons.

In other NFL news:

• The Washington Football Team released quarterbac­k Alex Smith after he helped lead the team to the NFC East title.

Smith, who turns 37 in May, won the 2020 NFL Comeback Player of the Year award after returning from a serious leg injury during the 2018 season that required 17 surgeries, including a near fatal infection. He missed all of 2019 and played in eight games in 2020 as Washington went 7-9.

• Prosecutor­s said Broncos star Von Miller won’t face criminal charges after an investigat­ion by police in a Denver suburb.

In a statement, the District Attorney’s Office of the 18th Judicial District said it decided not to file charges after reviewing the findings of a criminal case submitted by Parker police.

Miller, an eight-time Pro Bowl pick from Texas A&M, missed the season with an ankle injury.

 ?? Diamond Images / Getty Images ?? Center Justin Britt, signed by the Texans to a one-year deal, is expected to replace Nick Martin.
Diamond Images / Getty Images Center Justin Britt, signed by the Texans to a one-year deal, is expected to replace Nick Martin.

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