Texans QB C.J. Stroud spoke at a recent humanitarian and referenced his four-interception collapse in the divisional round of the playoffs. He told those in attendance that he is grateful for the struggles, because people will notice how he responds to adversity.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, my last game didn\u2019t go the way I wanted it to,\u201d said Stroud, via Fox26 Houston<\/a>. \u201cOf course, I wish I had plays back, but I\u2019m OK with suffering in front of people, because I know somebody\u2019s going to see how I respond. We\u2019re all going to go through bad days, we\u2019re all gonna go through bad moments. I\u2019m going to have bad plays, I\u2019m going to have bad games, but my response needs to be in humility, in joy, gratitude, because I know my savior was on the cross for me. I\u2019m so grateful to be in Houston. This city has welcomed my family with open arms. I\u2019m just grateful for the suffering. Not only the suffering that people don\u2019t see, but also the suffering that people also do [see].\u201d<\/p>\n Per Aaron Wilson of KPRC<\/a>, Texans GM Nick Caserio said RB Joe Mixon<\/a> had surgery this offseason, but still didn\u2019t offer much clarity on the situation.\u00a0 Titans\u2019 new HC Robert Saleh gave his first impression of Cam Ward, saying the quarterback is always at the team facility and has a clear leadership presence.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cOne thing I appreciate: (Cam) is in (the building) every day, he\u2019s working out, and I don\u2019t think there is a day that goes by without him popping in and saying hello,\u201d Saleh said, via Jim Wyatt of the team\u2019s site.<\/a> \u201cI think he knows everybody in the building\u2019s name, which I think is impressive for a young quarterback, for a young man in general. He is very personable, and that building is very, very important to him and you can tell he wants to lead it. And he is learning every single day what it takes to be a leader. A man who is built the way he is, who is wired the way he is, who works the way he does, it is very rare that those people don\u2019t find success. So, we are excited to get to work with him.\u201d<\/p>\n Saleh wants to take Ward back to \u201csquare one\u201d and approach his development in different phases this offseason.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cFor Cam, I\u2019ve said it before: We\u2019re going to take him back to his rookie year, to square one,\u201d Saleh said. \u201cA lot of these rookies, when they join the team, you are already halfway through Phase 2 and you are in a sprint to try and get him ready for training camp and for Week 1. We can take kind of a marathon approach with him, where we have Phase 1, we have Phase 2, we have different ways we can approach him between now and Week 1 (of the season) to get him prepared. So, just taking those baby steps, learning everything it takes to be a quarterback, not just on the field but off the field. So, him just being his best and getting better every day will be good enough.\u201d<\/p>\n Looking for the latest NFL Insider News & Rumors?<\/p>\n Be sure to follow NFL Trade Rumors<\/a> on X.com<\/a>\u00a0and FACEBOOK<\/a>\u00a0for breaking NFL News and Rumors for all 32 teams!<\/p>\n
\nCaserio continued on Mixon: \u201cWe\u2019ve talked to Joe. Honestly, it\u2019s day to day. I think he had a surgery this offseason. I\u2019m not trying to be evasive, but it\u2019s a moving target. We\u2019ll see what the prognosis is for the season and try to figure out what ultimately makes sense.\u201d (Wilson<\/a>)
\nCaserio thinks the change of scenery for G Ed Ingram<\/a> did him well and said they would look into bringing him back for 2026: \u201cEd had a great year. Honestly, probably had the best year of his career. For the most part, he was out there; he missed a couple of games there with injury. He\u2019s a good kid, he\u2019s strong, he\u2019s physical, he plays violent in the run game, pretty good in pass protection. We\u2019re working through that process right now.\u201d (Wilson<\/a>)
\nESPN\u2019s DJ Bien-Aime<\/a> expects the Texans to try to upgrade from C Jake Andrews<\/a> after Caserio didn\u2019t rule it out.\u00a0<\/p>\n