Nothing says “football is back” like the issuance of Sunday Splash! reports on a Saturday.
Per ESPN, the Texans and quarterback C.J. Stroud won’t get a deal done before the start of the season . Which means they’ll now wait until after the season ends to assess the situation.
The notion that there won’t be an in-season deal was already known. G.M. Nick Caserio recently said so .
The idea that there won’t be a deal before Week 1 wasn’t etched in stone, but the handwriting was written on the wall in permanent marker.
Would the Texans sign Stroud to a deal based on his performances to date? Yes. Would Stroud accept it? No.
Houston’s preferred range…
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