Stroud was drafted by the Texans in 2023 and signed a 4-year, $36,279,243 fully guaranteed contract that came with a generous signing bonus of $23,384,904. His base salary in 2024 was somewhat low at $915,000. He was also paid a roster bonus of $1,484,057 which made his total pay for the season $2,399,057.

The Houston Texans were big underdogs in the Divisional Round against the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs. The Texans didn’t have much margin for error if they hoped to pull of an upset,