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Daniels signs tender offer

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Tight end Owen Daniels signed his restricted free agent tender offer, the team announced today. Daniels was not present Monday at the first day of the team's mandatory three-day mini-camp.

"I am glad he signed and I am counting on Owen to be a big part of this football team," coach Gary Kubiak said.

Daniels' signing does not preclude the team from reaching a long-term contract extension with him.

"We think that Owen Daniels is one of the top tight ends in football," general manager Rick Smith said. "We think he is a very, very important piece to our football team and our organization and we are going to try to put a deal together that is reflective of that."

"Our situation is that Owen is a big part of what we want to do. I want to get a long-term deal done. I am very motivated to get that done. That has not changed."

- GM Rick Smith
Daniels (6-3, 245) is the franchise's all-time leading receiver at the tight end position with 167 career receptions for 1,982 yards (11.8 avg.) and 10 touchdowns in three seasons. He earned his first trip to the Pro Bowl last season, and he became the first Texans player to score in the Pro Bowl with a nine-yard touchdown catch.

Daniels caught 70 passes for 862 yards (12.3 avg.) in 2008, both of which were career highs, and scored two touchdowns. He ranked second among AFC tight ends in receiving yards (862) and first downs (46), third in receptions (70) and yards per catch, and fourth in yards per game (53.9).

Daniels becomes the fifth restricted free agent to re-sign with the Texans this offseason, joining wide receiver David Anderson, tackle Rashad Butler, tight end Joel Dreessen and defensive end Stanley McClover. Houston has also re-signed unrestricted free agent strong safety Nick Ferguson, center Chris White and free safety Eugene Wilson and has placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on cornerback Dunta Robinson.

Following are the free agents the Texans have re-signed (8):

 Pos.  Player  Height Weight 
 TE  Owen Daniels  6-3  245
 WR  David Anderson  5-10  197
 T  Rashad Butler  6-4  310
 TE  Joel Dreessen  6-4  260
 SS  Nick Ferguson  5-11  201
 DE  Stanley McClover  6-2  263
 C  Chris White  6-2  292
 FS  Eugene Wilson  5-10  195

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