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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Kansas City Chiefs and linebacker Justin Houston remain far apart in contract negotiations, reports Pro Football Talk.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Houston, who is still playing under his rookie contract, is vying for a new deal with the team.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to the report, Houston was offered a new contract, which was turned down. Houston skipped mini-camp and the team\u2019s entire offseason program in an effort to secure a new contract.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Houston, 25, recorded 44 total tackles and a career-high 11 sacks in 11 games last season for Kansas City. He has made the Pro Bowl in each of the last two seasons and is scheduled to make $1,406,000 this season in the final year of rookie deal.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;strong&gt;All-Underrated Defense&lt;/strong&gt; | &lt;strong&gt;All-Underrated Offense&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;More from Pro Football Talk:\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Per a league source, a \u201Chuge\u201D gap current exists between the team\u2019s offer and Houston\u2019s demands. If they don\u2019t work out new deals with Houston and Alex Smith, they\u2019ll have to choose between them. &amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;em&gt;Scooby &lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;Axson&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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