The Buffalo Bills recently traded wide receiver Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. In exchange for Diggs, Buffalo received a 2025 second-round pick from Minnesota, while Houston acquired Diggs along with a 2024 sixth-round pick and a 2025 fifth-round pick. This trade will result in a $31 million dead cap charge for the Bills in 2024, as Diggs is under contract with the team until 2027.
Selected in the fifth round of the 2015 draft, Diggs spent his first five seasons with the Minnesota Vikings before joining the Bills in 2020. In his first season with Buffalo, he led the league in receptions (127) and receiving yards (1,535). Despite a slight decline in production in 2023, Diggs still managed to record over 100 catches (107) and 1,000 yards (1,183) for the fourth consecutive year. He has achieved over 1,000 receiving yards for the past six seasons.
With the Bills deciding to part ways with Diggs, he will now be joining forces with young quarterback C.J. Stroud as a valuable addition to their team. Throughout his career, Diggs has amassed an impressive total of 810 receptions for 9,995 yards and 67 touchdowns in just over a decade of professional football play. This move is sure to boost Stroud’s growth as he continues to develop into one of the NFL’s top young quarterbacks.
