



HOUSTON—Andre Johnson had a down year this year. This season the 32-year old All-Pro wide receiver had the unfortunate experience of having the services of Ryan Fitzpatrick as quarterback. Prior to this season, it was a steady dose of a rapidly declining Matt Schaub and undrafted free agent Case Keenum who failed to win a single game.

Andre Johnson is under contract till 2016, owner Bob McNair wanted to make sure that Andre retired a Houston Texan. Now this morning reports leaked out per NFL insider Jason Cole that the Texans are looking for Johnson to take another pay cut or Houston will release him and draft another wide receiver in the first round.

The belief that is going to happen is the Texans will release the most dominant player in franchise history. Andre Johnson is scheduled to make 10.25 million dollars in base pay in 2015 alone and 11 million dollars in base pay in 2016. The Texans will ask Andre to take a pay cut, according to Jason Cole who is close to Andre’s agent.

The reasoning behind it is, as everyone has seen this season, is a team can draft a quality wide receiver in the first round and plug him in for instant production for a really cheap rate over four years. With guys like Amari Cooper and others in the draft, if the Texans release Johnson (and the belief is they will) they will target another receiver in the first round.