It’s less than a week to the July 15 deadline for Justin Houston and the Kansas City Chiefs to reach a long-term deal.
Houston is looking for a big time extension — one that Jason Cole of Bleacher Report is in the J.J. Watt $100 million range.
The Kansas City Chiefs missed an opportunity to sign Houston to a contract extension in the neighborhood of five-years, $57.5 million prior to the start of the 2014 regular season.
Houston had a career season at the perfect time: in his contract year — leading the NFL in sacks with 22.