The Texans have signed star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to a lucrative five-year contract extension. ESPN’s Adam Schefter says that his deal will include the most guaranteed for a wide receiver ever.

State of the Texans is reporting that Hopkins’ deal will pay him $81 million over the five years with $50 million guaranteed.

Then the Texans signed starting tight end C.J. Fiedorowicz to a three-year, $21.5 million extension that included $10 million guaranteed, Schefter also reported.

Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins‘ absence from the practice field continued on Monday.

Hopkins has not practiced since the team’s preseason opener on August 9 due to a hand injury and remained out to kick off the week leading up to the third outing of the summer. The Texans will be in New Orleans to face the Saints on Saturday night and a couple more days on the sideline might be enough to keep him from playing in that game as well.

The story said there hasn’t been any indication that Hopkins’ injury is going to threaten his availability for the regular season, but time missed on the field now could cost him when it comes to developing chemistry with quarterback Tom Savage.

When asked Tuesday about rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson's progress in training camp, head coach Bill O'Brien said, "Deshaun is ahead of any rookie quarterback I've ever been around."

The buzz is building around Watson, after many beat reporters speculated during OTAs that Tom Savage would be the Week 1 starter. The Texans traded up in the first round to select Watson after giving up a second round pick to the Browns to get rid of Brock Osweiler's contract.

O'Brien also said of Savage and star receiver DeAndre Hopkins: "They stay after practice. They are coming out early...watching film together. They get along really well."

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Savage provides little fantasy upside to himself or the Texans wide receiving corp, with zero touchdown passes and one interception in five career games. Even if Watson were to win the job Week 1, our current combined projections for Savage and Watson would still put the Texans starting quarterback outside the top-24 fantasy quarterbacks. An upgrade at quarterback though, even a rookie quarterback, could potentially raise Hopkins' floor, after only catching 78 of the 151 targets thrown his way last season.

While the impasse between the Texans and left tackle Duane Brown likely will continue into training camp, receiver DeAndre Hopkins will report, according to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle.

Hopkins held out one day last year as he seeks a new contract.

Negotiations on a long-term deal for the Pro Bowl receiver have been quiet as the Texans head to camp, according to Wilson, but both sides are highly motivated to reach an agreement, the story said.