Source: Texans Signing CB Jeff Okudah, DE Denico Autry, CB Mike Ford

HOUSTON – The Texans are signing veteran defensive end Denico Autry to a two-year, $20 million contract that includes $10.5 million guaranteed, per a league source.

Autry, 33, had 50 tackles and 11 1/2 sacks, two forced fumbles and four passes defensed last season for the Tennessee Titans.

He signed a three-year, $21.5 million with the Titans in 2021. He was previously with the Indianapolis Colts and signed a three-year, $17.8 million in 2018.

Autry (6-foot-5, 285 pounds) has also played for the Raiders. He has recorded 310 career tackles, 59 sacks, seven forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries and 31 passes defensed.

The Texans are signing former Atlanta Falcons and Detroit Lions cornerback Jeff Okudah to a one-year, $4.75 million contract that has a maximum value of $6 million, per a league source.

The deal has $2.5 million guaranteed with a $1.5 million signing bonus and a $2.75 million base salary with $1 million of the base salary fully guaranteed, $14,706 per game active roster bonus and a $1.25 million playtime incentive clause.

Okudah is a former Lions first-round draft pick and Ohio State All-American selection drafted third overall in 2020.

He was traded to the Falcons last year for a 2023 fifth-round draft pick. He played in 13 games for the Falcons last season and had 44 tackles and three pass deflections.

Okudah has recorded 168 career tackles, two interceptions with one returned for a touchdown in 38 career games with 31 starts.

The Texans also agreed to a two-year, $4.5 million deal for former Cleveland Browns corner Mike Ford, per a league source.

Ford, 28, has also played for the Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons.

The 6-foot, 194-pound Illinois native and former Southeast Missouri State standout had 28 tackles and one interception last season for the Browns with two passes defensed. He has 98 career tackles in 77 career games and 10 starts.

Aaron Wilson is a contributor to Sports Talk 790