(Orchard Park) The Buffalo Bills traded their most formidable wide receiver, Stefon Diggs, to the Houston Texans on Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the negotiations who spoke with The Associated Press.
This source requested anonymity to speak with the AP because the transaction has not yet been confirmed.
As part of this transaction, the Bills acquired the Texans’ second-round pick in the 2025 NFL draft, which itself had been acquired by the Texas team of the Minnesota Vikings, this person said.
The Texans also got the Bills’ sixth-round pick in the upcoming NFL draft, as well as a fifth-round pick in the 2025 draft, the source added.
Diggs’ departure means Bills star quarterback Josh Allen will be without his favorite target next season, breaking up a duo that rewrote the New York organization’s offensive record books. the airway. Diggs, who was acquired from the Vikings in March 2020, and Allen transformed the Bills’ offense into one of the most formidable in the NFL. This also allowed the Bills to win four consecutive titles in the Eastern section of the American Association.
As for the Texans, they will now be able to count on Diggs, who will complement the work in attack of Nico Collins and Tank Dell. Collins led the Texans with 80 catches for 1,297 yards and eight touchdowns last season. The Texans went from last to first in the AL South thanks to head coach DeMeco Ryans and AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year CJ Stroud.
Diggs, who is 30 years old, has nine seasons of NFL experience and has reached the 1,000-yard mark in his last six campaigns. In his first campaign with the Bills, he became the first player in franchise history to lead the NFL in yards (1,535) and catches (127).