After a remarkable worst-to-first season in 2023 on the back of C.J. Stroud's electric rookie year, the Houston Texans are widely considered playoff contenders again in 2024.
DeMeco Ryans' club is off to a solid start at 2-1 entering a Week 4 divisional showdown against the winless Jacksonville Jaguars. Offseason additions like Stefon Diggs and Danielle Hunter have already made their presence felt on the field.
Off the field, the team got an update on Tuesday regarding another one of its other offseason moves.
According to a report from Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio, the Texans evaded punishment from the NFL following its investigation of a potential offseason salary cap error.
The incident in question involved the team's restructuring of kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn's contract. Per Florio, "A new contract signed by Fairbairn on March 11, 2024, changed the final year of the deal from 2027 to 2026. This should have triggered a $399,781 acceleration at the time."
The league found no wrongdoing on the Texans' behalf, and instead, admitted its own miscue.
"The contract was properly submitted and reported by the Club but recorded incorrectly by the Management Council," the NFL wrote in an email statement to Florio. "Yesterday's adjustment to the Club's Salary Cap corrected the league's error. At no point was there an attempt to gain a competitive advantage. Given that the Club acted properly, there will be no discipline."
Because the league missed the contract's acceleration details, the Texans never technically exceeded the salary cap.
