Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs collide for first time since once-inseparable duos Bills divorce
They looked inseparable.Their skills, coupled together, made them look unstoppable on the football field.
They seemed destined to win championships together with the Bills.And then, suddenly, they were separated.If Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs weren’t the top quarterback-receiver tandem in the NFL for the past four seasons, they were damn close to the best.From 2020 through last season, Diggs averaged 111 receptions for 1,343 yards and nine touchdowns.Allen averaged 34 touchdown passes and 4,385 yards during that stretch.Now, on Sunday in Houston, Allen and Diggs, who’s signed a four-year contract extension with Buffalo in 2022 that was supposed to keep him in there through the 2027 season, will be on opposite sides of the field when Allen’s Bills play Diggs’ new team, the Texans, who traded for him in April.Both the Bills and Texans are 3-1 and seemingly going places, thanks to their respective quarterbacks — Allen for Buffalo and C.J.
Stroud for Houston.Though Allen has been a consistent force for the Bills, Diggs’ time in Buffalo was sometimes fiery, as he became frustrated at times with his role and the team’s inability to get to a Super Bowl.Diggs sometimes painted himself as a selfish player through some of his actions.Eventually, before this season, he made it clear he wanted out of Buffalo, as crazy as that sounds.
So, with the Bills seemingly having had enough if the drama, they acquired a 2025 second-round pick for him in April.Diggs was at his selfish worst during a 2022 playoff loss to the Chiefs, yelling at Allen on the sideline and later bolting from the locker room before head coach Sean McDermott had a chance to speak to the team after the loss.Last week there was a bit of controversy stirred when Allen, while praising his current teammates said this after Buffalo’s 47-10 win over Jacksonville: “It’s amazing when you’ve got guys who are just about the team, not the stats.”Those remarks, which Allen said were intended to comp...