{"id":905296,"date":"2026-05-30T12:51:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T12:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/905296\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T12:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T12:51:18","slug":"one-nfl-insider-is-betting-on-common-sense-to-prevail-this-offseason-for-the-houston-texans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/905296\/","title":{"rendered":"One NFL insider is betting on common sense to prevail this offseason for the Houston Texans"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cMy guess is that CJ Stroud gets paid this offseason.\u201d Let\u2019s see what the Houston Texans do. <\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJan 18, 2026; Foxborough, MA, USA; Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) calls for a time out in the fourth quarter against the New England Patriots in an AFC Divisional Round game at Gillette Stadium.
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrian Fluharty-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

The Houston Texans<\/a> have had a productive offseason. <\/p>\n

Smack dab in the middle of a competitive window, the Texans are trying to lock in the right pieces of the puzzle long-term to ensure the window stays open indefinitely. That effort, for starters, saw Will Anderson made the first non-quarterback to get $50 million annual average on a contract extension. But all eyes in Houston are now set on the next contract extension to be worked on\u2026quarterback CJ Stroud\u2019s. At least one NFL insider seems to think something ultimately ends up getting done before the season starts. <\/p>\n

ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter is betting common sense prevails between CJ Stroud and the Houston Texans<\/p>\n

\u201cMy guess is (CJ Stroud) does (get paid). That\u2019s my guess. They\u2019ve been paying their players and if I had to guess and bet on the Texans and how they handle it, I would say that CJ Stroud gets paid this offseason. And I would say by the time the season begins, CJ Stroud has a new deal. That\u2019s my guess, that\u2019s my hunch, we\u2019ll see if it plays out.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u2014\u00a0ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter
It kind of feels like the discourse around Stroud has jumped the shark this offseason after a poor showing in the 2025 postseason. Yes, Stroud played poorly. Yes, the Texans had a championship caliber defense. The end result was beyond disappointing. But he\u2019s been a productive starter and a number of his efficiency metrics actually went up from 2024 to 2025. <\/p>\n

The fine print will ultimately end up deciding if a potential extension is a good idea or a bad one. Stroud felt like he could ultimately become a contender for top-paid quarterback in the league some day after his rookie season. Those days are far gone after his past two seasons. But you\u2019d be hard pressed to find a better successor overnight. He\u2019s still just 24 years old, has three quality seasons as an NFL starter, and now must evolve his game to keep improving. <\/p>\n

It makes whatever structure and the guaranteed money schedule tricky but important pieces of the puzzle on a deal. Schefter seems to think it ultimately won\u2019t be too much of a hurdle to prevent a deal from getting done. And once it does, the ball will go back into Stroud\u2019s court to flip the postseason script. First thing is first, though. Schefter\u2019s guess needs to come to life. <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Las\t\t<\/p>\n

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