‘We were just getting started’

After Houston traded for Diggs, the wideout signed a revised one-year, $22.52 million contract, making him a free agent in 2025. He enters a veteran WR market that includes the likes of Tee Higgins, Keenan Allen, Amari Cooper and Chris Godwin – who, like Diggs, is coming off a season-ending injury – among others.

In eight games, Diggs generated 47 catches on 64 targets for 496 yards with three touchdowns.

The question is whether the injury will limit his market, and the 31-year-old will settle for a shorter trial-type deal.

On Monday, Stroud was glowing about Diggs’ leadership, noting that the wideout didn’t complain about his goals. He just wanted to win.

“The way you look at Stef. Like Stef came in with, “I just want to win. I don’t care how it looks, I don’t care how many catches I get,” Stroud said. “He really meant it, too, and you could tell how much he enjoyed being with the guys, so I would say yes. Some of the times we don’t necessarily try to address one person or three people or five. The Texans want to win.”

Houston went 10-7, won the AFC South and bested the Los Angeles Chargers in the Wild Card round before falling to the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday.

When Diggs and Tank Dell both suffered season-ending injuries, Stroud was stripped of two of his top targets. Now, Houston enters the offseason with questions about how it will revamp the receiver room around star Nico Collins.