Updated: June 2, 2006, 1:53 PM ET

DE's base salaries guaranteed for next five seasons

Mario Williams' contract with the Texans includes more than $21 million in guaranteed money, but no signing bonus.

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Pasquarelli By Len Pasquarelli
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League salary documents obtained by ESPN.com confirm the six-year contract signed last month by former North Carolina State defensive end Mario Williams, the first selection in this year's draft by the Houston Texans, features a basic value of $54 million and a maximum worth, counting all possible bonuses, incentives and escalators, of $62.1 million.

The guaranteed money in the contract is initially $21.75 million, and then jumps to $26.5 million after the Texans exercise an option next spring.

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