<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/texans-news-davis-mills-goes-viral-wild-drive-hof-bears');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans’ Davis Mills goes viral after wild drive in HOF game vs. Bears');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Texans-Davis-Mills-goes-viral-after-wild-drive-in-HOF-game-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Texans’ Davis Mills goes viral after wild drive in HOF game vs. Bears</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-01T19:23:00-07:00">August 1st, 7:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-01T19:23:00-07:00">August 1st, 7:23pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-oc-bobby-slowik-pinpoints-exact-moment-he-knew-cj-stroud-was-special">The Houston Texans have their starting quarterback</a>, along with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-houston-hype-train-hitting-levels-not-seen-in-years">out-of-this-world expectations</a>. But on Thursday night, the Texans got a reminder they have a fairly decent backup quarterback when Davis Mills went viral <a href="https://x.com/NFL/status/1819166645732233411" rel="noopener">after a wild drive</a> in the Hall of Fame game against the Bears.</p><p>Mills engineered a 16-play, 69-yard drive that he capped with a 9-yard touchdown toss to Teagan Quitoriano. Not only did Mills look sharp throwing the ball on the drive, he also had a play on a previous possession <a href="https://x.com/highlightheaven/status/1819170877139046781" rel="noopener">where he side-stepped</a> a pass rusher and connected with Ben Skowronek for a 27-yard gain.</p><h2><b>Texans backup QB Davis Mills a decent option</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Houston-Texans-QB-Davis-Mills.jpg"><figcaption>Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>When it comes to second-string quarterbacks, not all NFL teams have as solid of an option as the Texans. Selected in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft, Mills started 26 games. He didn’t win often, but part of that came as a result of a pretty bad overall football team.</p><p>Another weakness in his game proved to turnovers as he tossed 25 in his first two seasons. He settled into a backup role when the Texans drafted C.J. Stroud in 2023.</p><p>This year Mills enters training camp battling with Case Keenum and Tim Boyle for the backup quarterback spot. Keenum is the ultimate journeyman, having played 11 seasons in the NFL and appeared with six other reams: Rams, Vikings, Broncos, Commanders, Browns, and Bills. This is his second stint with the Texans, and he played in two games last season.</p><p>Because of Mills’ somewhat friendly $3.4M cap hit, he has a leg up on getting the backup gig. But he also has trade value because of his age (25) starting experience, and potential. Houston could also choose to role with Mills and Keenum on the roster.</p><h2><b>What do Texans expect from C.J. Stroud?</b></h2><p>It seems like everybody in Texans country expects Stroud to be even better in year two. And head coach DeMeco Ryans is in that group. He told nbcsports.com that <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/demeco-ryans-c-j-stroud-has-done-a-really-good-job-this-offseason-as-a-leader" rel="noopener">one area stands out</a> where Stroud can get better.</p><p>“Where can we see him grow in his second year? It’s his leadership, first and foremost — continue to become the leader that we want him to be,” Ryans said. “And it’s just in his play. It doesn’t change for C.J. or anyone else — can we get a little bit better each day? There’s no big grand thing for him, just continue to get a little bit better.”</p><p>Ryans also said Stroud took major steps in this area during the offseason.</p><p>“I think C.J. has done a really good job this offseason as a leader when it comes to working with other guys — knowing that he’s not just working by himself, but finding the avenues to get a group together and work together,” Ryans said. “That’s very important, especially when it comes to timing in the passing game for receivers and quarterbacks. They have to be in sync. And it shows that they see how important that was because guys were working together this summer.”</p><p>Stroud comes off a season where he earned AP offensive rookie of the year honors. He completed an impressive 64% of his passes for 4,108 yards with 23 touchdowns and only five interceptions. This year the Texans added standout wide receiver Stefon Diggs to a receiver room that already included potential standouts in Nico Collins and Tank Dell.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans’ Davis Mills goes viral after wild drive in HOF game vs. Bears

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/texans-news-houston-employs-case-keenum-davis-mills-dual-quarterback-strategy-browns');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans employ both Case Keenum, Davis Mills in dual-quarterback strategy vs. Browns');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Houston_employs_both_Case_Keenum_Davis_Mills_in_dual-quarterback_strategy_vs._Browns.webp"></figure><h1>Texans employ both Case Keenum, Davis Mills in dual-quarterback strategy vs. Browns</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-24T10:53:34-08:00">December 24th, 10:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-24T11:12:08-08:00">December 24th, 11:12am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Texans are looking to do whatever they can to beat the Cleveland Browns in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-bold-predictions-week-16-matchup-browns" rel="noopener">Week 16</a> to keep their playoff hopes alive. Apparently, though, that involves using both of their backup quarterbacks in Case Keenum and Davis Mills in the wake of C.J. Stroud’s second straight missed game, as <a href="https://twitter.com/WillKunkelFOX/status/1738990541478453293" rel="noopener">both guys</a> have taken the field early on for the Texans.</p><p>Via Will Kunkel:</p><p>“The Texans will be using Case Keenum and Davis Mills today. OC Bobby Slowick lightly hinted at this (so I thought) when he said the team will do ‘whatever it takes’ to win this week in regards to the QB position.”</p><p>Stroud missed the Texans Week 15 win over the Tennessee Titans, and the team opted to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-demeco-ryans-reacts-to-case-keenum-stepping-up-in-place-of-cj-stroud" rel="noopener">roll with Keenum</a> as their starter for the game instead of Mills, which was somewhat surprising. Keenum played the entire way through that game, with Mills staying on the bench in the event Keenum ended up getting hurt.</p><p>Apparently, their plan changed against the Browns, as Keenum started the game, but he was surprisingly replaced by Mills on the second drive of the game. Keenum then took the field for Houston’s third drive, making it clear that both guys were going to be taking snaps under center in an effort to keep Cleveland off balance.</p><p>Early on in the game, this strange strategy has not had much success, as each of these three drives led to the Texans punting the ball, although they did manage to get a 98-yard kickoff return touchdown from Dameon Pierce to help keep them in the game. It will be interesting to see how much either of these guys plays the rest of the way out, and whether or not it ends up leading Houston to victory.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans employ both Case Keenum, Davis Mills in dual-quarterback strategy vs. Browns

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/texans-news-quarterback-c-j-strouds-practice-update-davis-mills');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans quarterback C.J. 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Stroud’s latest practice update has all signs pointing to Davis Mills as Week 15 starter</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-14T10:41:11-08:00">December 14th, 10:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-14T10:41:11-08:00">December 14th, 10:41am</time><address><a>Max Escarpio</a>Max Escarpio has experience covering multiple leagues, including the NBA, NCAA, NFL, and FIBA. He has most recently carried titles as an expert analyst for football and basketball for Bleacher Report and SB Nation.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud has remained in the NFL’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-cj-strouds-injury-update-doesnt-bode-well-for-week-15-vs-titans" rel="noopener">concussion protocol</a>, leaving his availability for Sunday’s game in question. He has <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/1735358349942599857" rel="noopener">not practiced</a> with the team this week after going down with a head injury against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium, per Aaron Wilson at Houston’s NBC TV.</p><p>Texans’ Davis Mills served as Stroud’s replacement against the Jets, making him the probable starter against the Tennesse Titans on Sunday. In just a few passing snaps, Mills went 1-4, recording four total yards. This was clearly a small sample size to see what Mills could do with the Texans’ offense, but it sure wasn’t a great tryout.</p><p>He’s been the starter in Houston before, but never with this coaching staff. This is Houston’s first year under head coach DeMeco Ryans and much of the attention has gone to Stroud since his arrival. If Stroud is unavailable against the Titans, Mills will be tasked with willing this team to a division victory.</p><p>The AFC South is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-most-blame-week-14-loss-vs-jets" rel="noopener">extremely close</a> in terms of standings, with the Texans tied at No. 2 with the Indianapolis Colts. A division victory would be phenomenal for Houston’s playoff resume, having some pressure to stack wins late in the season. The Jacksonville Jaguars currently lead the South with an 8-5 record.</p><p>Mills has shown potential, having started two seasons for the Texans, but issues with turnovers have plagued his career. Whoever is under center for Houston on Sunday has to play with urgency, with the matchup potentially considered a must-win game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud’s latest practice update has all signs pointing to Davis Mills as Week 15 starter

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/texans-news-cj-stroud-injury-davis-mills-jets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Texans’ C.J. 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Stroud goes down with head injury, forcing Davis Mills into action</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-10T12:50:48-08:00">December 10th, 12:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-10T13:03:03-08:00">December 10th, 1:03pm</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>CJ Stroud and the Houston Texans weren’t having the best of performances against the New York Jets in Week 14. However, things got much worse for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-cj-stroud-pays-homage-tank-dell-repping-shirt-week-14-warmups" rel="noopener">Texans after Stroud went</a> down with an injury.</p><p>Stroud <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1733951097520160967" rel="noopener">stayed on the ground</a> and was in visible pain late into the fourth quarter. The quarterback is now being evaluated for a head injury, via Adam Schefter of ESPN. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-nico-collins-out-hamstring-injury-jets-wide-receiver-woes-pile-up" rel="noopener">Texans have turned to</a> Davis Mills at quarterback</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">CJ Stroud is down and Davis Mills is warming up. <a href="https://t.co/APAtxgLsQH">pic.twitter.com/APAtxgLsQH</a></p><p>— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLonCBS/status/1733949934536217050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Stroud was taken to the locker room and <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1733952286114672967" rel="noopener">ultimately ruled out</a> for the remainder of the game, via Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. With Stroud dealing with a reported head injury, Houston will ensure their rookie quarterback is fully healthy before he returns to the field.</p><p>Even if Stroud wasn’t injured, the Texans have dug themselves a deep hole against the Jets. Houston trailed New York 27-6 at the two minute warning. Before suffering his injury, Stroud completed 10-of-53 passes for 91 scoreless yards.</p><p>While he wasn’t at his best, CJ Stroud has turned the Texans into true playoff contenders. Even with the loss to the Jets, Houston will be 7-6 on the year. They’re still heavily involved in both the AFC South and Wild Card race. Prior to the 2023 season, the Texans hadn’t won more than four games since 2019.</p><p>Which is why a serious injury to Stroud would completely derail Houston’s upstart season. He’ll undergo tests as the Texans determine if he’ll have to miss time. Stroud has already had a rookie season many first year NFL players have dreamed up. But the Texans nor the NFL would want to see him end the year missing time due to injury.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Texans’ C.J. Stroud goes down with head injury, forcing Davis Mills into action

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He split his youth between the cities of Chicago and Cleveland and now resides in Los Angeles, as he recently received his undergraduate degree in English and Film &amp; Tv from UCLA. When not following and writing about sports, Jack loves to make music, design, write stories and try new things.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Although the Houston Texans took CJ Stroud with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, head coach DeMeco Ryans isn’t rushing in naming him the starter over Davis Mills. In fact, Ryans <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/texans-demeco-ryans-not-yet-ready-name-starting-qb-davis-mills-cj-stroud?campaign=Twitter_atn" rel="noopener">is saying that it will</a> really be a day-by-day approach, reports NFL.com’s Michael Baca.</p><p>“We’ll see. When the time comes for us to declare someone as a starter we’ll do that, when it’s the right time for us.”</p><p>Texans fans will not be happy to hear the thoughts from their new head coach, as there is no doubt that they are eager to see CJ Stroud suit up as soon as possible. Still, DeMeco Ryans has no problem doubling down his decision to wait out naming a starter for the Texans.</p><p>“When that time comes it’s going to be the best guy that I feel like is going to lead our team in a proper way, and that ultimately gives us the best opportunity to be as successful as we can be.”</p><p>It looks like Stroud and Mills will be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-cj-stroud-agrees-contract-training-camp" rel="noopener">battling it out throughout training</a> camp and that neither guy is a sure thing for now. For Stroud, this might be a little aggravating given Bryce Young was just named the starter for the Carolina Panthers. Still, it would be best for Stroud to worry about his own journey and do whatever he can to secure his role. Texans fans will just have to continue to tune into training camp to see who becomes their starter come Week 1.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
134.9	0	0	45

2024 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
134.9	0	0	45

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