Houston rookie C.J. Stroud threw his first touchdown as a pro before being named the Texans’ starting quarterback to open the regular season.
“Nothing else really changes. I’m still going to work they way I have been working — even more now,” added Stroud, the second overall pick out of Ohio State in the 2023 NFL Draft. “So, blessed enough to be a starter so young in this league, which isn’t the easiest thing to do. But I know my coaches have trust and faith in me.”
“It was nice to see Jimmy had a couple of nice catches — contested catches,” Saints coach Dennis Allen said. “We’ve said this that we don’t have to see it every day from these guys, particularly the veteran players, yet at some point we have to see it — and we saw it tonight.” After his touchdown — which delighted a Superdome crowd longing to see the ever popular Graham score for the Saints again -- the former Miami basketball player leapt up toward the goal post as if to dunk the ball over the cross bar. He aborted, however, and avoided a flag by instead firing the ball off the padded wall behind the end zone.
Graham was charged with suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance and resisting officers, and was released into the Saints’ care at a hospital early on the morning of Aug. 19. He returned to practice on Wednesday. The Texans opened scoring with Stroud’s 3-yard pass to Collins, capping a drive began on the New Orleans 43 after a 26-yard punt return by Texans rookie Tank Dell. Dameon Pierce rushed four times for 27 yards during the series.
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