Now that Stefon Diggs has a fresh start with the Houston Texans, the star receiver is ready to admit that his final season as a Buffalo Bill was the most difficult period of his pro career.
“Last year, I was in the worst mental space I’ve been in since I’ve been in the league,” Diggs told GQ Sports’ Clay Skipper.
Diggs wasn’t shocked when the Bills traded him in April, along with a couple of draft picks, to Houston in exchange for a 2025 second-round selection.
“I knew, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year to the offseason, exactly what was going on,” Diggs said. “Not too much confusion on my end.”
The Maryland product was a Pro Bowler in each of his four seasons in Buffalo. He surpassed 1,000 yards each campaign with the Bills but produced his lowest totals during his Buffalo tenure last year, totaling 1,183 yards and 11.1 yards per catch.
Diggs blamed his production dip on quarterbacks coach Joe Brady taking over for dismissed offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey following Week 10. The wideout finished the regular season with 37 receptions, 349 yards, and one score in the final eight games of the season as the Bills emphasized the ground game.
“You tell me about the last 10. What changed? Were there changes going on?” Diggs said. “I just pay attention to what really happened and not what people try to act like happened. Like, for the last 10 games, I forgot how to f—–g play football.”
The Bills finished the season 6-1 after a 5-5 start but lost in the divisional round as the No. 2 seed.
Diggs, 30, will now be one of the key pieces for Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud, whom the veteran receiver sees as a rising star.
“He’s one of those kids that can be the MVP, and I’m saying that wholeheartedly,” Diggs said. “I don’t gas.”
Diggs will square off against the Bills in Houston for Week 5. He’ll make his Texans debut Sunday versus the Indianapolis Colts.
