Safety Reed Blankenship landed a three-year contract with the Houston Texans on Monday as NFL free agency heats up.
Former Philadelphia Eagles safety Reed Blankenship signed a massive $24.75 million contract on Monday, March 9, 2026.
Blankenship played a key role in the secondary with the Eagles that helped Philadelphia win the Super Bowl after the 2024 season.
Texas was considered to have the strongest defense in the league last year. Blankenship has appeared in 56 games over four seasons and has scored 9 interceptions while defending 23 passes and making 308 tackles.
Blankenship, 27, was part of a title-winning 2024 defense that ranked No. 1 in passing yards allowed, 174.2, and No. 2 in opponent scoring, 17.8 per scrimmage. match.
Blankenship, a 2022 undrafted free agent out of Middle Tennessee State, climbed from stovepipe bubble to everyday contributor during his time in Philadelphia.
He started four games in his rookie season before taking on a bigger role over the next three seasons.
Blankenship’s $8 million contract details revealed
Safety Reed Blankenship has agreed to a three-year, $24.75 million deal to join the Houston Texans. Here is a breakdown per several media reports.
Term: Three years
Total contract value: 24.75 million dollars
Guaranteed Money: 16.5 million dollars
Average Annual Value (AAV): 8.25 million dollars
The average income of $8 million per year ranks Blankenship outside the top 20 highest paid safeties.
On the other hand, Blankenship’s longtime buddy Cooper DeJean posted a surprise message on social media on Tuesday, March 10, after news broke that the former landed a contract with Philadelphia.
Reacting to the news, Cooper DeJean took to his X (formerly Twitter) and wrote on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
He captioned it while adding a heart emoji: “Damn I’m gonna miss my dawg. Go be great brotha.”
For the uninitiated, both Cooper DeJean and Reed Blankenship have produced a buzzing podcast, The exciting microphones.
