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Texans' C.J. Stroud Called Out by Colts' Zaire Franklin: 'Need to See That Boy Again'

As Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud prepares to enter his second year in the NFL, it sounds like a budding rivalry is waiting for him this season.

During an appearance on the Green Light with Chris Long podcast, Indianapolis Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin called out Stroud and said he's looking forward to the two meetings they will have during the 2024 campaign.

"I'm not going to lie to you, I like C.J., man, I support all our young brothers at quarterback, but C.J., he done said a lot of wild stuff to me in our run-ins," Franklin said (h/t Grant Gordon of NFL.