When Bradley Roby signed a one-year, $10 million contract with the Texans, it was the equivalent of a prove-it deal.
The partnership has clicked well enough that Roby wants to sign a long-term deal. He has emerged as the Texans' top corner with two interceptions and returned one for a touchdown.
Roby will have options as an unrestricted free agent one year after declining a three-year, $30 million contract from the Pittsburgh Steelers and a one-year, $9 million contract from the San Francisco 49ers and drawing interest from the Cleveland Browns. And the cornerback market figures to be expensive on the heels of Baltimore Ravens Pro Bowl corner Marcus Peters' three-year, $42 million contract that includes $32 million guaranteed.