{"id":797396,"date":"2026-03-07T01:56:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T01:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/797396\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T01:56:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T01:56:32","slug":"texans-bring-back-s-m-j-stewart-on-one-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/797396\/","title":{"rendered":"Texans Bring Back S M.J. Stewart on One-Year Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Houston Texans\u2019 moves just keep on coming on the eve of the NFL\u2019s free agency tampering period.<\/a> ESPN\u2019s Jeremy Fowler<\/a> and KPRC2\u2019s Aaron Wilson<\/a> have reported that S M.J. Stewart is re-signing with the Houston Texans to a one-year deal:<\/p>\n

Stewart, 30, earned starting time as a safety for the Houston Texans in 2025 after C.J. Gardner-Johnson was released.<\/a> Stewart started 4 games, appeared in 9 games total, and played heavily from week 4 onward until he tore his quadriceps tendon<\/a> in week 10 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. This extension is evidence that Stewart must be recovering well from the injury. Before his injury, Stewart tallied:<\/p>\n

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49.4 PFF (79.5 RDEF, 63.0 TACK, 56.2 PRSH, 42.4 COV)<\/p>\n

In his run as a starter, M.J. Stewart was decent, yet unspectacular and occasionally prone to being caught in bad positions in coverage. Despite that, Stewart is plenty fast enough to keep up with the rest of the Texans\u2019 defense, and a reliable tackler. He\u2019s been with the Texans since 2022, now signing his fourth contract<\/a> with Houston as primarily a reserve DB and special teams player. He\u2019s appeared in a total of 49 games for the Texans in that span (5 starts), finding the most success as a run-defending safety that plays a handful of snaps each game. Re-signing him may not seem like the most thrilling decision on paper, but Stewart\u2019s veteran presence on the defense is clearly something Nick Caserio and the Texans value enough to keep him around for another year.<\/p>\n

What do you think, though? Are the Texans right to bring back M.J. Stewart, or should they have looked for depth at DB elsewhere? Personally, I\u2019m happy to see some veteran presence return to the safety spot \u2013 where injuries at that position in particular nearly tore Houston\u2019s vaunted defense apart down the stretch. I was happy overall with the interim performances of CB\/S Myles Bryant, S Jalen Mills, and S K\u2019Von Wallace, but I think Stewart will provide the most security at the position of all options. Either way, I still believe it\u2019s a position they could target in the draft this April. Let us know how\u2019d you like the Texans to tackle the safety spot this offseason in the comments below!<\/p>\n

GO TEXANS!!!!<\/p>\n

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