HOUSTON -- A year after they gave Davis Mills a one-year contract extension, the Houston Texans repeated course and locked in their backup quarterback with another one-year deal, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Tuesday.

The new extension, which keeps Mills in Houston through the 2026 season, is worth $7 million and is fully guaranteed, sources said. Last year's extension was worth $5 million.

Mills' last start came against the Indianapolis Colts in January 2023, when he threw for 298 yards and three touchdowns, as well as the game-winning two-point conversion pass to tight end Jordan Akins .

The win pushed Houston from the projected No. 1 spot in the 2023 NFL draft to No. 2, where they went on to select C.J. Stroud . Mills and Stroud were in a quarterback competition at t

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