CLEVELAND, Ohio — The decision to cut an NFL player mid-season is always significant, but what happens when the head coach and star quarterback publicly express dramatically different views on the move?

That’s exactly what unfolded in a recent podcast featuring the Texans’ leadership.

When asked directly if he or the team felt that the released player wasn’t a good fit, quarterback C.J. Stroud offered a starkly different assessment than his head coach had presented just moments earlier.

“I don’t really think I felt like that or the team,” Stroud said candidly. “I think they have their own reasons, you know, Nick and Demo. And you know, I think as a team, you know, we brought him in and he was part of the locker room and you know, we everybody was, you know, our whole team is close.”

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