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Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller played in just seven games this past season due to a torn ACL he suffered in October, but the Texans are expressing their loyalty to him by exercising his option for 2020, per John McClain of the Houston Chronicle.
The Texans have exercised the fifth-year option on WR Will Fuller, their first-round pick in 2016. He'll make $10.162 million in 2020.
— John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) April 26, 2019
When Fuller was on the field in 2018, he was productive, hauling in 32 receptions for 503 yards and four touchdowns.
But staying on the gridiron has been a problem for Fuller ever since he came into the league in 2016.
The 25-year-old, who played his collegiate football at the University of Notre Dame, was originally selected by Houston in the first round (21st pick overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.
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He played in 14 games during his rookie campaign, catching 47 passes for 635 yards and a couple of scores. Then, the following year, Fuller was limited to just 10 contests as a result of a broken collarbone he suffered in training camp. He ended up snaring 28 balls for 423 yards while reaching the end zone seven times.
The good news is that Fuller is expected to be ready by the first week of the season. Of course, the key is for Fuller to remain healthy all the way through, so perhaps this will be the first year the Philadelphia native plays a full 16-game campaign.
Fuller is scheduled to make $1.8 million next season, and the fifth-year option will pay him $10.1 million in 2020.
The Texans are coming off of a 2018 campaign in which they won 11 games and captured the AFC South division title. They then went on to lose to the Indianapolis Colts in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs.
