The Texans locked up veteran center Nick Martin to a three-year, $33.5 million contract extension, according to league sources not authorized to speak publicly.
A former second-round draft pick from Notre Dame, Martin received $18.35 million guaranteed in the new deal that was negotiated between Texans senior vice president of football administration Chris Olsen and Martin's representatives at Creative Artists Agency.
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Martin was in the final year of a $4.975 million rookie contract and was due a $1.101 million base salary.