Forget The Dallas Cowboys Rumors. Texans? Yes – Buffalo Bills BREAKING: Stefon Diggs Traded to Houston Texans in Shocking Move
Stefon Diggs just recently stated he’s “Ready for whatever”when it concerns any modification in his status as a star with the Buffalo Bills. And on Wednesday it’s been identified: “Whatever”remains in Houston.
Diggs has actually been traded by the Bills to the Texans, ending an effective however turbulent run in Buffalo that typically included the star receiver’s regular development of drama.
Jan 21, 2024; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills pass receiver Stefon Diggs (14) responds
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“I do not understand,” Diggs stated at the Pro Bowl when asked if he’ll be with Buffalo next season. “I seem like as far as with the cash and all that kind of things, I can’t manage none of that. It’s a long offseason in front of me. As far as what the future holds, I do not have any surprises for you today.”
Diggs had a strong 2023 season, though his production dipped significantly in the 2nd half. He completed the year with 107 catches for 1,183 lawns and 8 goals. In the last 8 video games of the routine season, Diggs captured 37 passes for 349 backyards and one goal.
Trading Diggs was never ever going to be a structured procedure. As finest we comprehend it, Buffalo is because of sustain a $3.24 million charge versus the cap and simply over $31 million in dead cash. The Bills were likewise challeged to discover a group that can handle his income of $27.854 million.
That number was going to most likely keep a group like the Dallas Cowboys from attempting to make a relocation to join Diggs with his bro, Trevon Diggs. In other places in Texas? Houston – which might be dealing with a few of the financial resources included – now jumps into real contention in the AFC. …
Sort of like what when occurred in Buffalo, as the Bills traded for Diggs in 2020, it was to get Josh Allen the weapon he frantically required to take the offense to another level.
The offer measured up to expectations and after that some, as Allen became among the very best quarterbacks in football, Diggs has actually made 4 Pro Bowls and one All-Pro group and Buffalo has actually won the AFC East 4 straight seasons. After an excellent season from novice quarterback C.J. Stroud and a Divisional Round look after they won the AFC South, the Texans are placed to go all-in like the Bills did 4 years earlier.
Houston has weapons at receiver, as Nico Collins led the group with 80 catches for 1,297 backyards and 8 goals. Novice receiver Tank Dell likewise had a strong very first season with 47 catches for 709 backyards and 7 goals in 11 video games before a fractured fibula ended his season.
And now?