The Houston Texans are 6-2 and needed to be feeling fairly good about their possibilities of a deep playoff run, contemplating their power within the passing recreation.
That power took an enormous hit on Tuesday. Receiver Stefon Diggs, the group’s massive offseason acquisition in a commerce with the Buffalo Payments, is completed for the season with a torn ACL suffered final week, based on Tom Pelissero of NFL Media.
The Texans traded for Diggs, a four-time Professional Bowler, in one of many greatest strikes of the offseason. Diggs has been productive this season with 47 catches for 496 yards and three touchdowns. The group made a transfer for Diggs so as to add to their passing recreation that took off final season throughout QB C.J. Stroud’s spectacular rookie 12 months. The trio of Diggs, Nico Collins and Tank Dell was probably the greatest within the NFL. Collins has been out with a hamstring harm however will return this season. The identical cannot be stated for Diggs.
It is an particularly tough blow for Diggs contemplating he and the Texans restructured the veteran receiver’s contract so he might turn out to be a free agent after this season. Now he’ll be 31 years previous coming off a significant harm, which might have an effect on his market.
The Texans are nonetheless one of the best group within the AFC South and may win the division. However their hopes of constructing a deep playoff run, led by Stroud and a trio of implausible receivers, received somewhat dimmer with the information that Diggs’ season, and maybe his temporary Texans profession, is over.
