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C.J. Stroud figures to be throwing passes for years to come for the Houston Texans, which means he’ll be seeing plenty of the Indianapolis Colts — who have had plenty to say about the quarterback this offseason.
Earlier this offseason, Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin claimed that Stroud said some “wild stuff” to him in their matchups last season and that he needed to “see” him again. While saying that he “respected” Stroud, fellow Colts linebacker E.J. Speed also said he’s going to mess up Stroud “for the rest of his career.”
Stroud has some questions about those comments, but appears to be embracing the smack talk.
“A lot of dudes come on these podcasts, ‘Oh yeah, I’m going to hit C.J. in his face, I’m going to get him next year.’ Where I’m from, we say, ‘Why didn’t you do something when you were mad?’ You were mad right there: Do something,” Stroud said on the latest edition of the “Million Dollaz Worth of Game” podcast. “You could have made hella plays, bro. You could have made plays, dog. You could have shut me up right there, but you didn’t. So what makes you think you’re gonna do it now? And if you do, I’m gonna come back, bro.
“For real, this ain’t for no play, bro. Come on … I’m excited. We play them at their place. It’s going to be rocking. Indy hates me already, and I love it.”
Stroud threw for 384 yards and two touchdowns, while posting a 103.5 passer rating and completing 63.8 percent of his passes in Houston’s Week 2 matchup against Indianapolis last season, which was a loss.
Then, in Week 18, Stroud threw for 264 yards and two touchdowns, while posting a 134.1 passer rating and completing 76.9 percent of his passes in a 23-19 win for the Texans, which proved to be enough for them to win the AFC South title.
Across 15 regular-season games, Stroud totaled 4,108 passing yards, 23 passing touchdowns, five interceptions and a 100.8 passer rating, while completing 63.9 percent of his passes. He also ran for 167 yards and three touchdowns. Stroud was…
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Publish date : 2024-06-04 18:32:57
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