Texans’ Stefon Diggs is sending out a strong message after a brutal injury

The Houston Texans lost wide receiver Stefon Diggs has been dealing with a knee injury all season on Sunday. In his first year with his hometown team, the veteran won’t be able to finish. The former Bills and Vikings star posted one thank you to everyone who supported him on Instagram.

Diggs tore his ACL on a non-contact play during Sunday’s win over the Colts. The win was dampened by the injury, which isn’t the first significant loss for the Texans’ receiving corps. Nico Collins will miss his fourth game Thursday is the minimum he will miss after being placed on IR with a hamstring injury.

CJ Stroud and the Texans have done well without Collins. They completed the win over the Bills, defeated the Patriots, lost a heartbreaker to the Packers and defeated the Colts. With a win on Thursday, they could get their star back with seven wins before the trade deadline. There’s no guarantee they get Collins back before Week 10, which would put them on the trade market.

Diggs, along with Joe Mixon, was brought in to take this young offense over the top. Mixon is as advertised and has completely overhauled a dying running game. While Diggs provided veteran leadership, his stats were somewhat lacking.

Could Stefon Diggs’ injury force the Texans to make a trade?

Despite their three-headed monster at wide receiver, the Texans might have to trade up for a wide receiver. The AFC South is anything but theirs, the Chiefs look human, the Ravens are beatable and they have already beaten the Bills. While it’s still early in Houston’s championship window, they may have to hit the go button this season.

The problem for the Texans is that four wide receivers have already been traded. Davante Adams, Amari Cooper, Dionte Johnson and DeAndre Hopkins will not be heading to Houston on November 5. There are still options, like Adam Thielen and Kendrick Bourne.

None of these players have the quality of Collins or Diggs. Although Collins will return, he likely won’t be at the same pace he was when he was hurt. He topped the league in receiving yards while hauling in three touchdowns. Without Diggs to distract defenders, he will see more double teams and be well covered in the red zone.

Expect Diggs to return next season looking for revenge. He said several times how excited he was to play for the Texans and be out of Buffalo. While it was a disappointing end to Year 1, Year 2 could be great for Diggs.