Texans WR Stefon Diggs (ACL) out for the season
Oct 27, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs (1) walks off the field after an apparent injury during the third quarter against the Indianapolis Colts at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Houston Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs sustained a torn ACL and will miss the remainder of the season, head coach DeMeco Ryans announced Tuesday.
Diggs, who was named to the Pro Bowl in each of the last four seasons, was injured on a non-contact play during Houston's 23-20 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.
"It really hurts our team to hear that news," Ryans said. "He's been such an important part to our team. Everything that he brought, not only on the field but off the field. The energy, the leader, like the way he worked every single day. He brought a lot to our team. ... It's definitely a blow to us."
The previously receiver-deep Texans find themselves thinner at the position following injuries to both Diggs and Nico Collins. The latter, who leads the team in receiving yards (567), remains on injured reserve with an ailing right hamstring.
Diggs, 30, has totaled a team-leading 47 catches for 496 yards to go along with three touchdowns in eight games this season. He joined the Texans in an April trade with the Buffalo Bills.
The season-ending injury will snap a couple of streaks for Diggs, who caught at least 100 passes in each of the past four seasons and eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards in each of the past six campaigns with the Bills (2020-23) and the Minnesota Vikings.
Tank Dell, Xavier Hutchinson, Robert Woods, John Metchie and Steven Sims will look to pick up the slack for the Texans (6-2), who visit the New York Jets (2-6) on Thursday night in East Rutherford, N.J.
--Field Level Media
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