Source: Houston Texans signing LB Christian Kirksey to 2-year extension

The Houston Texans are signing linebacker Christian Kirksey to a two-year extension, a source told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler on Friday.

Kirksey had 93 tackles -- his most since 2017 -- and a career-high eight pass deflections in 13 games (12 starts) last season, his first with the Texans.

A third-round draft pick in 2014, Kirksey spent the first six seasons of his career with the Cleveland Brownsandthen one year with the Green Bay Packers before joining the Texans on a one-year, $4.5 million contract.