C.j. Stroud Leaves Texans-broncos After Taking Huge Hit While Trying To Slide

The Texans sewage disconnected to a existent unsmooth commencement this season, going 0-3 to footwear disconnected nan 2025 campaign. But things person improved dramatically successful nan past month. Houston has won 3 of its past 4 games and entered a Week 9 matchup pinch nan Broncos riding plentifulness of momentum pursuing a large Week 8 triumph complete nan 49ers.

Unfortunately, it didn’t return agelong for a concerning improvement to arise. Both teams struggled to people to statesman nan game, pinch nan Texans holding a 3-0 lead successful nan 2nd 4th erstwhile C.J. Stroud’s discourtesy recovered itself facing a third-and-8 successful their ain territory. Stroud dropped backmost to walk and coiled up scrambling retired of nan pouch trying to get nan first down. He had immoderate unfastened space, but arsenic he approached nan marker respective Broncos defenders converged connected nan backmost and he awkwardly tried to descent astatine nan past second.

It led to a monolithic deed connected nan young quarterback, pinch Broncos area Kris Abrams-Draine drilling Stroud conscionable arsenic he began his slide, bouncing his caput difficult disconnected nan turf. He stayed down aft nan play and had to beryllium helped disconnected nan section to nan aesculapian tent.

Stroud did springiness a thumbs up to nan crowd, which is encouraging for nan Texans fans astatine NRG Stadium. The Texans would later denote that he was questionable to return while being evaluated for a concussion.

Like nan remainder of his squad Stroud struggled to commencement nan twelvemonth but has turned it around. The 24-year-old signal-caller has thrown for 1,623 yards truthful acold pinch 11 touchdowns to only 5 interceptions. The Texans’ discourtesy remains very overmuch a activity successful progress, yet Stroud’s play of precocious has helped nan portion make superior progress.

Stroud was replaced by backup Davis Mills. Mills was a third-round prime successful nan 2021 NFL draught and has spent his full profession pinch Houston to this point. In 26 starts nether Mills nan Texans are 5-19-1.

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