HOUSTON -- After throwing at mandatory minicamp on Tuesday, Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud downplayed his limited participation at OTAs due to general soreness in his shoulder.
During minicamp, Stroud threw passes at practice for the first time with media in attendance after not throwing through the first couple weeks of OTAs. Stroud blamed some of the soreness on his aggressive offseason in which he aimed to get stronger, faster and trim body fat.
The soreness subsided and Stroud led the Texans' offense throughout Day 1 of minicamp.
"I was already throwing before you guys got to see me out there, pretty normally, I think y'all don't have much to talk about so everything is blown up," Stroud said with a smile.