The Houston Texans exercised the fifth-year option for C.J. Stroud last week, a mostly procedural move that locks the quarterback down for the next two seasons.

General manager Nick Caserio underscored that the move doesn’t say anything more about the quarterback than the Texans’ plan to continue building around him.

“I don’t really think that affects his future. He’s our quarterback,” Caserio said Monday, via the team’s official transcript. “We’ve said that from the beginning. DeMeco (Ryans) and I have both said it. I think that was really more of a procedural thing. I don’t want to say it was a no-brainer, but it was kind of a no-brainer, so we’re glad he’s here. Again, it’s more of a part of the process.

“So, we’re excited about his offseason. I think he’s had a good approach, had a good attitude here. I think he’s put a lot of work in from, I’d say, March and April. I’m so excited to have him around here in the spring and I’m excited to keep moving forward.”