The Houston Texans defeated the Chicago Bears on Sunday night time, however C.J. Stroud wished to depart Caleb Williams with some phrases of encouragement.
When Stroud and Williams shook fingers moments after Houston’s 19-13 win, the Texans quarterback spoke with the extremely outed rookie. Williams may very well be seen principally nodding alongside to what Stroud was saying, which was a thriller on the time.
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Because it seems, Stroud was mic’d up for the second. In a social media put up Tuesday, NFL Movies shared what Stroud instructed the No. 1 choose from the 2024 NFL Draft, with the reigning NFL Offensive Rookie of the Yr giving Williams some recommendation.
“Good job on the market, bro,” Stroud instructed Williams. “Hey, cease taking these hits.”
“Yeah, I do know, proper?” Williams replied.
As Williams was about to stroll away, Stroud appeared to drag him again to hammer down his level about enjoying protected earlier than complimenting him.Â
“Hey, study — look, come right here,” Stroud instructed Williams. “Study from these errors. And all the things that you simply obtained, bro, is in you already, bro. You are going to be a hell of a participant on this league.”
Williams merely instructed Stroud, “I respect it,” earlier than the 2 parted.
On Sunday, Williams had a fairly robust night time towards the hard-hitting Houston protection. He was sacked seven instances and pressured 36 instances whereas the Texans recorded 11 quarterback hits. He additionally carried the ball 5 instances for a team-high 44 yards, however he slid on the finish of some of these runs to keep away from extra collisions.
By two begins, Williams has accomplished simply 56.1% of his passes and has but to throw a landing. He went 23-of-37 passing for 174 yards towards the Texans, an enchancment from the 93-yard day he had towards the Tennessee Titans in a Week 1 win. Nevertheless, Williams threw the primary two interceptions of his profession in Sunday’s loss.
After all, Williams’ profession has solely begun and he can get higher. He may even take a look at Stroud as somebody who improved all through his rookie yr. Stroud misplaced the primary two begins of his NFL profession, each by double digits. He was additionally sacked 11 instances in these two losses.
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Stroud wound up turning issues round with the Texans. He threw for 4,108 yards, 23 touchdowns and 5 interceptions with a 100.8 passer score to cap off among the best rookie quarterback seasons ever. Houston rode Stroud’s success to a 10-7 document within the common season and a postseason win, earlier than falling within the divisional spherical of the playoffs.
Williams and the Bears are hoping to have an analogous yr, however they’ve some work to do in an effort to get there.
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