Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs takes Bills quarterback Josh Allen directly.
Stefon Diggs made his media debut two months after the Buffalo Bills shocked the NFL community by dealing him to the Houston Texans.
In an interview with reporters on Tuesday, June 4, Diggs stated that he wasn’t overly shocked by the move.
“It seemed to be heading in that direction the entire Buffalo season,” he remarked. “I experienced some highs and lows, particularly following the first eight games… There was a slight sense of it in the air.
“When was the last time I was traded? I felt content. I was happy where I was,” he said. The 30-year-old Diggs had nothing but positive things to say about Josh Allen, the quarterback for the Bills, despite calling moving to Houston “a breath of fresh air” multiple times.
Even if the Minnesota Vikings did not trade Allen to Buffalo in 2020 “with the most great intent,” Diggs benefited greatly from Allen’s presence from the beginning.
“Josh is still my guy from when I moved to Buffalo. The experience of being out there is not well understood by most people. He gave me a genuine hug. He possessed a certain Southern hospitality. Without him, I doubt I would be here right now. I had so much affection for that boy. For me, y’all give him a hug and a kiss.
The Bills parted ways with Allen’s top wide receiver right away, eating up almost $31 million in dead money and incurring a $4 million cap charge. Buffalo also traded Houston a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2024 sixth-round pick to seal the deal. The Bills got a 2025 second-round pick in return.
Diggs stated that his goal in traveling to Houston was to win, not to “chase a ring.” “It requires a great deal of consistency and work on my part. My primary focus is always on winning in everything I do. But rather than just jumping the gun, it’s one thing at a time.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen expressed a sincere sentiment following Buffalo’s trade of Stefon Diggs.
About three weeks following the announcement of Diggs’ trade, Allen talked with media. The wide receiver’s exit occurred one month after the Bills unexpectedly benched a number of important veterans to save salary cap space.
“This offseason, we made a lot of changes and lost a lot of experienced leadership.” Among them is Stef,” Allen remarked on April 18. That must be the nature of the industry. Now that we’re in Year 7, things are as they are. I’m not compensated for making adjustments to the team.
Allen added of Diggs, “I sent him a text and he replied with one. I just wanted to say thank you for everything he did for me and let you know that I will always love and cherish him like a brother. I want the best for him. He had great meaning. Statistics show that numbers are reliable.
Regarding what he discovered from Diggs, “His mindset. He had a contagious attitude during every session, especially with the younger men. “The receiver that helped me become the quarterback that I am today,” he said when asked about his enduring recollection of Diggs.
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Now that organized team activities have begun, Allen and the Bills are getting used to a receiver corps that will be very different in 2024. Diggs and Gabe Davis are no longer with Allen, therefore his primary receivers are Curtis Samuel, Mack Hollins, Keon Coleman, and Khalil Shakir.
Dalton Kincaid, a tight end who can catch passes, is poised for another breakthrough campaign. On May 28, Kincaid spoke with media about the mindset at practice following Diggs’ loss.
“Many unselfish guys in that room,” Kincaid remarked. That room certainly doesn’t appear the same as it did the previous year. That shift seems to have gone extremely well, in my opinion.
Kincaid avoided answering rumors that he was the new number one player. “We seem to have a good number of offensive weapons, so I wouldn’t say, ‘I’m the guy,'” Josh will get the ball for everyone now that he’s back there.
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