The Houston Texans' third-year quarterback downplayed his limited participation during drills last week at voluntary OTAs due to general soreness in his shoulder. Stroud threw passes at practice for the first time with media in attendance after not throwing through the first two weeks of OTAs.

After several weeks of early-summer speculation, a vexing question is now answered for the Houston Texans: C.J. Stroud's right shoulder is just fine. Houston's signal caller will be ready to roll when training camp starts next month.

CJ Stroud is finally throwing the football again at Texans minicamp after not doing so during OTAs. He had avoided throwing because of shoulder soreness, which worried some fans. Now, with mandatory minicamp underway,