C.J. Stroud insists he wasn’t trying to show up Caleb Williams during their postgame interaction following the Texans’ win on Sunday.
In a clip shared by NFL Films on Tuesday, Stroud was heard giving Williams words of encouragement and advice. He then appeared to grab Williams to re-engage in the conversation as the Bears’ rookie quarterback was about to walk off the field.
Stroud explained that what he did was similar to what veteran players did for him last year.
“I was not trying to little bro him or anything,” Stroud told reporters. “He knows that, too. I have a ton of respect for him. I had so many guys coming to me after games last year and that meant the world to me that those guys even thought about giving me advice.
“So, I just try to give back to what the game is giving me. I wish him the best, man. I want him to do amazing in this league. I think he will.”
In the video, Stroud explicitly told Williams to “stop taking those hits” and to “learn from those mistakes.” He ended the conversation by assuring Williams he’d be a good quarterback in the league.
“Everything that you got, bro, is in you already, bro,” Stroud told Williams. “You’re going to be a hell of a player in this league.”
Williams, who was sacked seven times and threw two interceptions in Sunday’s game, wasn’t as engaging, keeping his replies to Stroud to just a few words.
“I appreciate it,” Williams said at the end of his conversation with Stroud.
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There was some debate over whether Williams was upset with how Stroud, who won Offensive Rookie of the Year last season, spoke to him. “First Things First’s” Nick Wright believes that was the case.
“I think Caleb handled it as well as you could have given the fact he had to be absolutely furious,” Wright said. “They are contemporaries. That is not a big bro, little bro situation. Do you know how old Caleb Williams is? He’s [22] and he turns [23 in November]. Do you know how old C.J….
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