Let me preface this by saying that I like C.J. Stroud a lot. He is a terrific talent and an even better person. Even though he plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars hated rivals in the Houston Texans ...

Through his first two seasons, O’Connell has performed similarly to Houston Texans star quarterback C.J. Stroud, who the team selected with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2023 draft.

The NFL acted swiftly earlier this month when Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence sustained a season-ending concussion at the end of a slide intended to protect him from violent contact.

NFL DEFENDERS HAVE been vocal about two issues with quarterbacks in the wake of Al-Shaair's hit on Lawrence: Late slides and fake attempts to run out of bounds. Both, they say, are efforts to gain ...