Townsend is in line to sign a two-year, $6 million deal with the Texans on Wednesday after spending his first four seasons with the Chiefs, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
The punter was a First Team All-Pro in 2022, when he averaged 50.4 yards per punt. Townsend has never finished with an average yards-per-punt number lower than 45.0.
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Chiefs' Tommy Townsend: Signs tender with Kansas City
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Townsend signed his one-year tender with the Chiefs on Wednesday.
Townsend was a restricted free agent and will now officially return to Kansas City for the 2023 campaign. The 26-year-old is the only punter currently on the Kansas City roster and is coming off a season in which he averaged a career-high 45.6 net yards per punt.