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Houston Texans sign linebacker Zach Cunningham to contract extension
Read full article: Houston Texans sign linebacker Zach Cunningham to contract extensionHOUSTON The Houston Texans signed linebacker Zach Cunningham to a contract extension, the team announced Monday. Cunningham, 25, led the American Football Conference and ranked seventh in the NFL with a single-season, career-high 137 total tackles last season, which tied for the fourth most tackles by a player in team history. He had two games with a single-game, career-high of 16 total tackles, which tied for the most total tackles in a game by any player in the AFC. The linebacker also set new single-season career highs in tackles for loss (seven), fumble recoveries (two), sacks (2.0) and quarterback hits (three). He owns the second-most total tackles through a players first three seasons in franchise history after originally being drafted in the second round (57th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft out of Vanderbilt.