Texans’ Stefon Diggs trade further proof Bears have right plan for Caleb Williams’ arrival originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
The Houston Texans stunned the NFL world Wednesday when they traded a 2025 second-round pick to the Buffalo Bills for star wide receiver Stefon Diggs and other draft picks, per multiple media reports.
Houston’s decision to acquire the four-time Pro Bowl receiver from the Bills perfectly illustrates the different phases of Super Bowl contention in the NFL.
The Bills acquired Diggs from the Minnesota Vikings in March of 2020 to give then-ascending quarterback Josh Allen an elite receiver to aid in his development. Diggs spent four seasons in Buffalo, but with the high cap bill for Allen starting to come due, the Bills elected to trade the talented but disgruntled receiver to clear some cap space as they continue to reset their roster around a highly-paid quarterback.
The Texans are on the other end of that spectrum.
Quarterback C.J. Stroud electrified in his rookie campaign despite Nico Collins, Tank Dell, and Noah Brown serving as his three leading wide receivers. After watching Stroud lead the Texans to the AFC Divisional Round in his rookie season, the Texans made the move to acquire an expensive, No. 1 receiver in Diggs to help aid Stroud’s development and throw Houston’s contention window even further open.
In today’s NFL, you give your young quarterback proven weapons to aid his development and then trust him to elevate lesser weapons once the star payday hits following Year 4 of Year 5.
Like the Texans, the Bears are plotting to rip their contention window off the hinges by building a pristine situation for the presumed arrival of No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams.
Bears general manager Ryan Poles listed several reasons for the Bears’ decision to trade quarterback Justin Fields during last week’s annual NFL league meetings in Orlando.
But the most significant factor in Poles’ decision to move on from Fields and position the Bears to…
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Publish date : 2024-04-03 16:51:21
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