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,

NFL senior VP of officiating Walt Anderson says that the league is sticking by the refs who made controversial calls in Chiefs-Texans game.