The Facts:
The Texans have announced that Foster, an exclusive-rights free agent (i.e., not a free agent), signed his one-year tender for the third-year minimum, which under the new labor deal has increased to $525,000.
Reported by Profootballtalk.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
As PFT's Mike Florio pointed out, Chris Johnson, a first-round pick in 2008 and the NFL rushing king in his second season, is underpaid. He’s under contract for 2011. And he’s holding out. Foster, undrafted in 2009 and the NFL rushing king in his second season, is underpaid. He wasn’t under contract for 2011. But now we know there will be no holdout. In fact, Foster never planned to force the issue, telling reportesr he’s not worried about the situation and that he believes the team will take care of him. But as Florio suggests, if Foster tears an ACL or suffers some other injury from which he has trouble recovering quickly, the team will move on to the next man. Foster certainly seems to be aware of that dynamic based on his decision to conceal a knee injury all last season because he feared losing his job. Of course, the Texans could always decide to come up with a high-end deal to reward Foster for his accomplishments. It'll be interesting to see if they do so without being forced into it.
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