The Houston Texans have expanded the 2026 incentive package in Trent Brown’s contract, lifting the maximum payout tied to the deal from $1.5 million to $2.5 million. Spotrac’s Michael Ginnitti reported the change on Sept. 16.
Brown’s revised agreement includes $500,000 playing-time bonuses at five thresholds: 50%, 55%, 60%, 65% and 70% of the team’s offensive snaps. He played 41% of Houston’s snaps last season. Over The Cap’s Troy Chapman previously reported that the contract change did not alter Brown’s salary-cap charge or his initial cash flow.
The Texans re-signed Brown during the 2026 offseason on a one-year contract worth $5.5 million. The offensive tackle started seven regular-season games and one playoff game for Houston in 2025, while injuries affected him at both the beginning and end of that season.
Houston added Braden Smith on a two-year, $20 million contract in free agency after exploring other options. Smith has since dealt with injuries and was placed on injured reserve, while Brown remained with the team through the offseason program and started at right tackle in Week 1.
Brown was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2015 draft and has also played for the Cincinnati Bengals and Las Vegas Raiders. He has started 104 of the 111 games he has played, won a Super Bowl with the New England Patriots in 2018 and last started every regular-season game in 2022.
