Overview

• ESPN reports the one-year extension is fully guaranteed at $7 million and keeps Mills under contract through 2026.
• This is Mills’ second straight one-year extension with Houston after a $5 million deal signed before the 2024 season.
• He remains the primary backup to C.J. Stroud, seeing limited snaps since Stroud took over as starter in 2023.
• The $7 million average annual value places Mills among the NFL’s highest-paid backup quarterbacks, per USA TODAY.
• Coach DeMeco Ryans praised Mills’ training camp as his best with the team and underscored the need for a dependable No. 2.