Houston Texans begin playoff push without veteran wide receiver
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The Houston Texans will unfortunately be without veteran wideout Stefon Diggs as they kick off Wild Card weekend against the Los Angeles Chargers. The former Maryland Terrapin suffered a season ending injury after tearing his ACL back in Week 8 against the Colts.
Diggs arrived to Houston back in April when the Buffalo Bills traded the veteran wideout to the Texans for a 2025 second-round pick. It looked like Diggs was headed for another highly productive year prior to the season-ending injury in Week 8, accumulating 47 receptions for 496 yards and three touchdowns through the first eight games.
#Texans WR Stefon Diggs is down and grabbing his knee. It appeared to be non-contact. pic.twitter.com/IIgB411T0J
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) October 27, 2024
In addition to being without Diggs, the Texans will also be without starting wideout Tank Dell after he suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week 16 against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Diggs is one of nine former Maryland Terrapins who will begin the process of chasing a Super Bowl trophy during Wild Card weekend. He's joined by Tarheeb Still (Chargers), Spencer Anderson (Steelers), Beau Brade and Corey Bullock (Ravens), Ty Johnson and Quinton Jefferson (Bills), Rakim Jarrett (Buccaneers), and Jeshaun Jones (Vikings).
Good Luck to our Pro Terps as #WildCardWeekend starts tomorrow!
— Maryland Football (@TerpsFootball) January 10, 2025
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During his three seasons in College Park, Diggs accumulated 150 receptions for 2,227 yards and 14 touchdowns. In his final year with the Terrapins, Diggs led the team in receptions (62), receiving yards (792), and receiving TDs (5). For his efforts, Diggs earned All-Big Ten Conference honors from the coaches and was an honorable mention All-Big Ten honoree by the media. He would go on to become a fifth round draft pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, selected by the Minnesota Vikings.
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Christopher Breiler launched Winged Helmet Media and began covering the Michigan Football program in an unofficial capacity in 2017. He then joined Wolverine Digest as part of the FanNation network in 2021 as a contributing writer, where he served as both a writer and a photographer on game days. In 2024, he took over as the Managing Editor for Michigan Wolverines On SI. In January of 2025, he took over as Publisher for Maryland On SI. His love for Michigan Football brought him into the industry, and his passion for being a content creator has led to some amazing experiences along the way.
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