Texans' Dalton Schultz Stands Firmly Behind C.J. Stroud

The Houston Texans still have a bit of a sour taste in their mouth from the way the 2025 season ended in Foxboro to the New England Patriots in a brutal divisional round loss, which kept them out of their franchise's first-ever conference championship appearance, or even better.

But despite the Texans' collapse, and the way in which their postseason dreams were cut short behind a turbulent performance from C.J. Stroud, the quarterback's teammates have continued to rally behind him through the ups and downs heading into a big offseason.

Among those to have been vocal in their defense of Stroud— Texans veteran tight end Dalton Schultz— continued to go to bat for his signal-caller during a recent appearance on the Ross Tucker Podcast.

"Everybody has a bad game. Everybody has a rough [day] at the office, " Schultz said. "To be honest, not all that was on him. Everyone is going to pin it on him, because he's the quarterback - and he understands that, we understand that. But I think what's important is realizing, separate yourself from that as who you are."

"One game doesn't define you, good or bad. It's all going to fall on you, regardless, so own it, bro, like the result is bad. We lost. Dude, I got hurt in the first quarter, it sucks. So I look at myself, and I'm like, 'Alright, that's never happened...do I need to do more next time? What can I change?' Everybody's got to turn themselves. It's not all on C.J. Do you think he throws some of those picks if he didn't have a guy in his lap? Everything is so entangled in football that it's hard to put anything on one guy ever."