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Texans Safety Jalen Pitre Agrees to Three-Year Contract Extension

The star safety will remain in Houston.

Madison Williams

Houston Texans safety Jalen Pitre tries to bat down a pass as he closes in on Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love.
Houston Texans safety Jalen Pitre tries to bat down a pass as he closes in on Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love. / Tork Mason/Green Bay Press-Gazette via the USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin-Imagn Images
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The Houston Texans and safety Jalen Pitre agreed to a three-year contract extension on Friday, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported. The deal is worth around $39 million.

Pitre's deal comes almost a month after the Texans gave cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. a three-year, $90 million contract extension to make him the highest paid defensive back in the NFL. The two defensive stars will remain teammates in Houston for a few years now.

Pitre has started in all 44 games he's appeared in for the Texans the past three seasons. He specifically had a standout rookie season in 2022, completing five interceptions and 147 total tackles with 99 solo sacks. He earned a spot on the PFWA All-Rookie Team because of his performance.

Throughout three seasons, Pitre has tallied 296 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, five quarterback hits, six interceptions, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.

Pitre's 2024 season was cut short, though, when he tore a pectoral muscle and had to undergo surgery. He missed the last five games of the year.

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Madison Williams
MADISON WILLIAMS

Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University. She is a dog mom and an avid reader.

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