The Houston Texans are looking to bounce back in 2025.
Though they made the playoffs last season, they were projected to be a Super Bowl contender, and that wasn’t the case.
That had a lot to do with C.J. Stroud’s apparent regression.
With that in mind, the young quarterback has been hitting the gym hard ahead of his third season.
“I have more fluidity in my hips. Lose a couple pounds. Run faster, and I got all those done. I PR’d on almost everything this offseason, which has been really dope. … This offseason will be very important on getting back on my throwing regimen …. I got those things done and I’m grateful for it,” Stroud said, via Dov Kleiman.
Wow: Texans star QB CJ Stroud says he LEVELED UP this offseason, hitting personal records on everything:
“I PR'd (personal record) on almost everything this offseason."
The Texans are severely overlooked ? pic.twitter.com/3CVmJ9p6L3
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) June 10, 2025
Stroud’s not throwing yet, and that could be a bit of a concern.
Granted, he has full ownership of the offensive system and has developed chemistry with his receivers, so he shouldn’t need a lot of time to tune up and get up to playing shape, but it’s still something to keep a close eye on.
Stroud took the NFL by storm as a rookie and looked like a legitimate superstar in the making before last year’s somewhat disappointing performance, at least by the standards he set in his first season.
A lot of that had to do with a struggling offensive line, and things won’t get any easier now that he won’t have Laremy Tunsil protecting his blind side after the left tackle was traded to the Washington Commanders.
Stroud’s talents are evident, and as such, expectations will be high, and it will be interesting to see whether this workout regime will take his game to a new level.
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