Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud made history on Sunday when he set the single-game NFL rookie passing record in a massive win over the Buccaneers. However, instead of basking in the moment after the game, he used the opportunity to touch on a particular issue that hits close to home: his incarcerated father.
Stroud’s father, Coleridge Bernard Stroud III, is currently serving a 38-years-to-life sentence after pleading guilty in 2015 to charges of carjacking, kidnapping and robbery in a drug-related incident. Stroud used Sunday’s performance as a way to shed some light on issues in the country’s criminal justice system.
What shouldn’t get lost in CJ Stroud’s historic day was when asked about breaking the record he mentioned being a family man and talked about the criminal justice system involving his dad. pic.twitter.com/z6RzS5N7R5
— DJ Bien-Aime (@Djbienaime) November 6, 2023
