Texans officially sign first-round OL Keylan Rutledge to rookie contract
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Keylan Rutledge is officially a Houston Texan.
According to the Texans' transaction sheet, Houston and the first-round Georgia Tech offensive lineman have agreed to terms on a four-year, $19.2 million deal. Rutledge, an All-American offensive lineman for the Yellow Jackets, will also receive a $10.4 million signing bonus, per KPRC2 Sports' Aaron Wilson.
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Drafted 26th overall in April, Rutledge is a do-it-all lineman with the ability to play center or offensive guard. Through the early stages of OTAs, he's played a lot of center with the first-team offense so far, while also rotating in with veteran Wyatt Teller at guard.
We have signed Keylan Rutledge. pic.twitter.com/CnDPvQQHqr
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“The things that stand out about him, toughness, violence, physicality, his playing style, his intelligence,” Texans general manager Nick Caserio said following the draft. “Basically, the guy wants to step on your throat on every play, which I would say sort of embodies what our football team is about, the way we play.
"We’re going to run the football this year. It was an area that we felt like we wanted to and needed to improve on during the offseason. Hopefully, we’ve done that.”
The Texans return to minicamp next week starting on Tuesday.
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