The Houston Texans' third-year quarterback downplayed his limited participation during drills last week at voluntary OTAs due to general soreness in his shoulder. Stroud threw passes at practice for the first time with media in attendance after not throwing through the first two weeks of OTAs.

Stroud had what the team called a "tight pectoral muscle" in May and watched as backup signal-caller Davis Mills handled the first-team duties during voluntary team activities. Mills re-signed with the Texans during the 2024 season on a one-year extension after serving as the primary backup and spot starter since his arrival in the 2021 NFL Draft.

Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud who didn't throw in Houston's previous OTAs because of a sore shoulder, was back passing again.