In the wake of a devastating injury that ended Derek Newton’s 2016 season and has already seen him placed on the PUP List for 2017, I think most Texans fans figured the team would either cut ties with their starting right tackle or renegotiate the terms of Newton’s contract. The latter happened today, with Newton agreeing to restructure his deal to remain with the Texans.
Troy (known as TexansCap on Twitter) has a very thorough breakdown on what this means for both Derek Newton and the Texans going forward.