Texans Sign K Ka’imi Fairbairn to 2-Year Extension

The Houston Texans are back at it again in the NFL’s free agency, but this time they’re paying one of their most important assets. The Texans are signing K Ka’imi Fairbairn to a 2-year, $13 million dollar extension, per NFL.com’s Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport:

Fairbairn, 32, will now be tied to Houston through the 2028 season, and is now the highest paid kicker in the NFL. He’s earned every penny of it, too, as Fairbairn’s leg has been responsible for an innumerable amount of last-second, game-winning field goals in the DeMeco Ryans/C.J. Stroud era. Fairbairn has been one of the NFL’s top kickers since joining the Texans in 2017, but in just 2025 alone, he tallied:

• 15 Games
• 44 Field Goals Made (league-high) on 48 attempts (tied league high w/ Seahawks K Jason Myers): 91.7 Field Goal %
• A Perfect 35/35 on Field Goal Attempts Inside of 50 Yards, 9/13 Field Goals Made of 50+ Yards
• A Perfect 28/28 on Extra Points
• 86 Kickoffs, Totaling 5403 Kickoff Yards and 22 Touchbacks (25.6 TB%, 8th highest in the NFL); Kickoff Average of 63 Yards (tied for 2nd highest in the NFL)
• 90.8 FG PFF Grade

The ridiculously exceptional stats just go on and on for Fairbairn. He tied for first in the league for most 50+ field goals made (including playoffs) with 11 in 2025 and tied for 2nd in the same statistic 2024 with 13. He’s tied for 2nd with most field goal attempts in a season in NFL history with 48 in 2025, tied for 1st in field goals made in a single season in 2025 with 44, and has a virtually endless amount of clutch kicks dotting his professional career. If you’re looking for a few examples of how good he is, look no further than his 59-yard game-winner against the Bills in October 2024, or this highlight-reel of his several game-winning field goals made in the 2024 season, or this other highlight-reel of Fairbairn making increasingly longer and longer field goals. Simply put, Ka’imi Fairbairn in invaluable to the Houston Texans’ franchise, and each one of his 255 made field goals in the last 9 seasons have taken the team to higher and higher summits.

Often underrated, always understated, and now the highest paid kicker in the NFL, the modern Houston Texans wouldn’t be where they are today with Ka’imi Fairbairn. What do you think of this signing? Has Fairbairn earned this big payday, or should Houston have spent this money elsewhere? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments below!

GO TEXANS!!!