Justin Houston Contract: Latest News and Rumors on Negotiations with Chiefs

April 14, 2015   ·   Matt Fitzgerald   ·   Jump to comments

Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro outside linebacker Justin Houston will reportedly not be present for voluntary workouts beginning on April 20, perhaps as a means to exact leverage for a long-term contract.
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Report: Houston Won't Show for Voluntary Workouts Tuesday, April 14 Herbie Teope of Chiefs Digest cites a source in reporting that Houston won't be present to start Kansas City's offseason program. Teope points out how Houston didn't attend last year and also skipped out on everything in 2014 all the way through mandatory minicamp.
The report also features comments from CBSSports.com salary-cap guru Joel Corry, who weighed in on what the 2015 free-agent market might mean for Houston's demands:
The big problem is (Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Ndamukong) Suh's deal is likely to impact what he wants. That's why if the Chiefs thought Suh was going to sign a blockbuster deal, they should've tried to strike a deal with Houston before that. If I'm rep...

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