On Wednesday, one of the NFL’s most frequently speculated moves finally became apparent reality.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Buffalo Bills have an agreement in place to send wide receiver Stefon Diggs, a sixth-round draft pick and a 2025 fifth-round draft pick to the Houston Texans in exchange for a 2025 second-round draft pick.
Diggs, 30, has made the Pro Bowl each of the past four seasons. He ranks fourth in Bills franchise history in receiving yards, catches and receiving touchdowns.
As was the case when the Minnesota Vikings dealt him to Buffalo in 2020, the trade sent shock waves around the NFL.
Blockbuster: Bills are finalizing a trade to send four-time Pro-Bowl WR Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans for draft-pick compensation, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/5tIJGkve6t
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 3, 2024
Diggs’s brother, Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs, was flabbergasted.
🫨!!!!!
— TRE SEVEN (@TrevonDiggs) April 3, 2024
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Christian Kirk got ahead of jokes about his massive contract.
How come everytime anything happens in the league I gotta catch all these strays 😂
— Christian Kirk (@ckirk) April 3, 2024
Texans legend JJ Watt loved it:
The last two off-seasons for the Texans have completely transformed the franchise.
DeMeco Ryans, CJ Stroud, Will Anderson, Danielle Hunter, Stefon Diggs, etc.
Houston is a top tier destination.
🤘🏼 https://t.co/bHaiuGCQWF
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) April 3, 2024
A number of observers endorsed the move for the Texans.
Collins / Diggs / Dell is not only an awesome WR trio–it’s a group of players with complementary skill sets built to attack every part of the field.
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) April 3, 2024
Miami Dolphins running back Raheem Mostert found his vacation rudely interrupted.
Despite Diggs’s penchant for opaque behavior, much of the football world was taken by surprise.
Read this, ran to the kitchen, filled up my mug, took a drink of coffee, spit it out dramatically https://t.co/vP0uR7Lkaf
— Ashtyn Butuso (@lil_buts) April 3, 2024
Source : Sports Illustrated