With Brock Purdy paid, C.J. Stroud is on deck (after the 2025 season)

With the 49ers and Brock Purdy working out a long-term deal, there's no other quarterback currently expected to get one in the immediate future.Yes, there could be a tweaking of the ultra-long-term Patrick Mahomes contract, especially after the Bills tore up the last years of Josh Allen's deal and replaced it with a $55 million-per-year-from-signing package. As it relates to guys who have never gotten a second deal, no one else is waiting to get paid.The next one to get a new deal will be Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud. He'll become eligible after the 2025 regular-season finale. (Which means that the Texans could sign him to a new deal between Week 18 and the playoffs, if the Texans qualify.)Despite the availability of the fifth-year option, the Texans likely won't take a page from the Cowboys' playbook and drag their feet through the cheap (relatively speaking) fourth year. Especially since the Texans recently signed cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. after only three seasons.Stroud's spot on the list of highest-paid quarterbacks remains to be seen. Purdy landed in a tie for No. 7. Stroud, with a better offensive line and overall improved offense, could put himself in position to fall...