You by no means know when a deal goes to occur within the NFL. Particularly within the offseason when groups have the time to barter and speak. Right now, the Texans and Payments have been the most recent groups to be concerned in a blockbuster deal. Buffalo is buying and selling their All-Professional WR Stefon Diggs to the Texans.
Pressure had been constructing between Diggs and Buffalo’s entrance workplace. It was solely a matter of time earlier than a commerce occurred. NFL insiders thought Diggs may be moved on the commerce deadline final season. The Payments waited till the offseason and traded Diggs to the Houston Texans. A large improve for the Texans at WR and an infinite loss to Buffalo’s WR core.
The Texans’ offense goes to be explosive in 2024 with Stefon Diggs as their WR1
Steffon Diggs is now a Texan…This combo may very well be fuckin DEADLY 👀 pic.twitter.com/KMwN2hFQAd
— No Filter Community (@NoFilterNet) April 3, 2024
Buffalo despatched WR Stefon Diggs, a 2025 fifth, and a 2025 Sixth-round decide in change for a 2025 second-round decide. Payments followers are irate on social media and really feel like their group was fleeced on this commerce. It positive appears that method after Buffalo gave up two picks and their greatest WR for a second-round decide subsequent 12 months. Common supervisor Bandon Beane should have one thing up his sleeve. How will they exchange the manufacturing of Diggs subsequent season? The group has already misplaced Gabe Davis to the Jags.
On the Payments’ roster, Khalil Shakir, Curtis Samuel, and Mack Hollins are Josh Allen’s prime three WRs. A drastic change from what he’d had during the last three to 4 years. Whereas Buffalo appears to have misplaced this commerce on paper, the Texans are the no-doubt winners. After their magical run with rookie QB C.J. Stroud in 2023, the Texans have loaded up this offseason. Including Stefon Diggs to their WR core goes to be enjoyable to observe. Diggs is an All-Professional WR who might take Houston’s offense to the following degree.
Breaking: The Buffalo Payments are buying and selling WR Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans in change for a 2025 second-round decide (by way of the Vikings).⁰The Texans additionally obtain a 2025 fifth-round decide and sixth-round decide.
— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) April 3, 2024
In his first season with the Payments, Stefon Diggs had his greatest 12 months as an expert within the NFL. His (127) receptions and (1,535) receiving yards led the league in 2020. Diggs has had 1,000+ receiving yards in every of his final six seasons. That’s elite manufacturing that the Texans can now incorporate into their offense. Final season, Nico Collins led the group in receiving yards. It’s secure to say that Stefon Diggs will now be C.J. Stroud’s #1 goal on offense.
