ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Whether or not he knew a trade to the Houston Texans was in the works, Stefon Diggs’ tenure with the Bills ended with a two-word question, summing up, perhaps, why the mercurial receiver’s commitment to Buffalo was frequently scrutinized.
“You sure?” Diggs posted on X on Tuesday night in response to someone suggesting he wasn’t essential to quarterback Josh Allen’s success. The Bills and everyone else are now about to find out how Allen fares without his favorite target after Buffalo agreed to trade Diggs to the Houston Texans on Wednesday.
As part of the deal, the Bills acquired the Texans’ second-round pick in the 2025 draft, which Houston acquired in a trade with Minnesota. Houston also acquired Buffalo’s sixth-round pick in this year’s draft, and a fifth-rounder in 2025.
The Texans add an established playmaker, who has topped 1,000 yards receiving in each of his past six seasons, to a receiver group already featuring Nico Collins and Tank Dell. Collins led Houston with 80 receptions for 1,297 yards and eight touchdowns last season. The Texans went worst to first in the AFC South under first-year coach DeMeco Ryans and AP Offensive Rookie of the Year C.J. Stroud.
For the Bills, Diggs’ departure has the potential of putting a major dent in the team’s chances to contend for a fifth straight AFC East title, something general manager Brandon Beane acknowledged.
“Are we better today? Probably not. It’s a work in progress. And we will continue to work on that,” Beane said, noting his roster is hardly finalized and the season doesn’t start for another five months
“Let’s be patient and let us work through this,” he added “Was it easy? No. But if you make the best decision for the Bills moving forward, that’s what you do. And you trust that.”
Beane otherwise declined to go into detail into what prompted a move that breaks up an Allen-Diggs tandem that spent the past four seasons rewriting the team’s offensive records.
