Former Murphy High School standout Taylor Stallworth won’t become an unrestricted free agent on March 15 after agreeing to a one-year contract extension with the Houston Texans, his agent announced on Tuesday.

Stallworth is sticking with the Texans after playing in one game for the NFL team in 2022.

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Stallworth was a free agent last offseason, when he signed a one-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs on April 5.

Stallworth didn’t make the regular-season active roster coming out of the preseason, but he stayed with Kansas City as a member of the practice team. On Oct. 12, the Chiefs signed Stallworth for their active roster.

After Stallworth played 53 defensive snaps in six games for Kansas City, the Chiefs waived him on Dec. 6. The next day, he joined Houston as a waiver claim.

After Stallworth equaled his tackle total with the Chiefs by making four in his debut with the Texans in a 27-23 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Dec. 11, Houston placed him on injured reserve with a calf problem, and Stallworth missed the remainder of the season.

Stallworth earned a spot in the New Orleans Saints’ defensive-interior rotation in 2018 as an undrafted rookie from South Carolina. He played 318 defensive snaps while contributing eight tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery in 14 regular-season games. Stallworth added five tackles in two playoff games.

In 2019, Stallworth spent most of the season on New Orleans’ practice squad, playing in the first game and the final three games. He made eight tackles while playing 93 defensive snaps.

After being waived by the Saints during training camp in 2020, Stallworth was picked up by the Indianapolis Colts and played in 16 games that season. He recorded 12 tackles and one-half sack while playing 253 defensive snaps.

In his fourth NFL season, Stallworth played in 16 games for the Colts in 2021. While playing a career-high 332 defensive snaps, Stallworth set a personal best with 16 tackles as he posted three sacks and 12 quarterback hits in 2021.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.