Texans drop top receiver Johnson after 12 seasons

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Andre Johnson was released by the Houston Texans on Monday, ending the star receiver's 12-year tenure with the National Football League club after no trade deal could be made. The 33-year-old pass catcher would have cost the Texans $16.1 million next season in the penultimate year of his contract, but his release frees up more than half that amount in salary cap space on the eve of the start of 2015 free agency signings. "After exhausting all options of a possible trade, we informed Andre Johnson that he would be released," Texans general manager Rick Smith said. Johnson was selected third in the 2003 NFL Draft and the longest-tenured player on the Texans, who have managed only four winning seasons since their 2002 debut.

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