C.J. Stroud's confusing trade price revealed for Texans

Jun 9, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud arrives for the team’s minicamp at Houston Methodist Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images The Houston Texans are soon going to have to decide what to do with C.J. Stroud.One route is to pay him a massive, long-term contract extension. A bolder route, potentially, would be to trade him.There's no direct suggestion that Stroud is a trade candidate yet. But if the two sides genuinely can't reach a contract agreement, it'd be more logical for the Texans to deal him to get some value in return rather than eventually letting Stroud leave in free agency.The problem is that his value is quite confusing.MORE: Brandon Aiyuk's latest decision probably ended his NFL careerESPN's Bill Barnwell wrote this i