Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud will be working with a new offensive coordinator after Bobby Slowik was fired two seasons into his tenure. On

It’s best not to assume that C.J. Stroud will be headed down to Orlando with the rest of the Houston Texans this week.

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Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon paid off a 10-minute scoring drive with a 13-yard touchdown run against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Houston’s 10-7 record was as much a function of playing in a toothless AFC South as anything else. The Texans offense took a step backward after 2023’s emergence. C.J. Stroud backslid, a robust receiving corps was waylaid by injuries and the team had exactly one regular season win over a fellow playoff team (in Week 5 over the Buffalo Bills).

Mixon has been one of the top running backs in the NFL for some time, but off-the-field storylines have also followed him throughout his career.

In his first season with the Texans, Diggs caught 47 passes for 496 yards and three touchdowns before tearing his ACL in October. At 31 years old and coming off an ACL tear, Diggs might not be in the prime of his career, but he is clearly valued by his Texans teammates.

But after Stroud took a step back in Year 2, and after the Texans’ offense as a whole took a glaring turn, Slowik was fired from his offensive coordinator position on Friday by Houston, according to multiple reports, less than a week after the season ended — again — in the second weekend of the NFL playoffs.

The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Houston Texans 23–14 in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs. However, the win wasn’t without controversy. Texans players Will Anderson Jr.

Texans quarterback CJ Stroud expresses uncertainty over Stefon Diggs' future as the team navigates free agency. Stroud and Joe Mixon hope for Diggs' r

Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud lobbied for the team to retain wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who is heading to free agency this offseason. Stroud

If Stefon Diggs wants to return to Houston, Pro Bowl running back Joe Mixon will be the first to welcome him with open arms.