The Houston Texans had a very busy offseason, assembling a star-studded roster that looked ready to challenge the Kansas City Chiefs for AFC supremacy.
Obviously, that didn’t happen. At least not until now in 2024.
The Texans have a very ordinary 7-5 before their Game of Week 13 with the Jacksonville Jaguars, and although they will probably win the terrible AFC South, they have I didn’t play lived up to expectations.
Houston’s most notable addition this spring was wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who the club acquired via trade with the Buffalo Bills.
Diggs was joining a Texans receiving corps that already included Nico Collins and Tank Dell, and with CJ Stroud throwing the ball to them, Houston’s aerial attack appeared to be a maze.
But Diggs hasn’t really had a chance to truly establish himself in H-Town, as he tore his ACL eight games into the season, and now he’s set to hit free agency.
Many already expect the 31-year-old to leave the Texans, and Christopher Price of the Boston Globe has linked him to the New England Patriots.
“A torn ACL and his age (he turns 31 this week) mean Diggs probably won’t get money for Justin Jefferson, but there should be plenty of interest in the 6-foot-191 books with six straight years of 1,000 receiving yards under his belt,” Price wrote.
Diggs has recorded 47 catches for 496 yards and three touchdowns in 2024.
The University of Maryland product began his NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings in 2015 and spent five seasons with the Vikings before being traded to the Bills in 2020.
It was in Buffalo that Diggs truly began to make his mark, earning four straight Pro Bowl appearances between 2020 and 2023.
Diggs’ best season came in 2020, when he led the NFL in receptions (127) and receiving yards (1,535).
The question is: Will Houston be interested in retaining the veteran?
It’s entirely possible that the Texans would be able to keep Diggs on a short-term deal given his age and current injury status, but would they really want to?
Regardless, it seems relatively safe to say that Diggs’ 2024 campaign in Houston was a failure.
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