The Houston Texans acquired dealt a tricky hand this week.
It was not too long ago introduced that Professional Bowl extensive receiver Stefon Diggs suffered a season-ending torn ACL within the workforce’s win over the Indianapolis Colts final Sunday.
Former NFL offensive lineman and present Fox Sports activities analyst Mark Schlereth believes veteran receiver Robert Woods has the chance to step up within the wake of Diggs’s harm.
“Robert Woods is a really good football player…He was even good last year. His role has been diminished,” Schlereth stated Wednesday on Breakfast Ball.
.@markschlereth thinks Robert Woods will shine following Stefon Diggs’ season-ending harm 👀 pic.twitter.com/JxBJsHumKC
— Breakfast Ball (@BrkfstBallOnFS1) October 30, 2024
Woods is a former Tremendous Bowl champion and a two-time 1,000-yard extensive receiver.
Particularly with the Los Angeles Rams, he was among the finest position gamers within the NFL.
He additionally has caught 90 passes twice earlier than.
Now in his twelfth season out of USC, Woods has the possibility to play a giant position down the stretch for a contending Texans workforce.
The excellent news for Houston is that they’re close to the highest of the AFC at 6-2 however are happening the street on a brief week in opposition to a hungry New York Jets workforce.
Additionally they can be with out star receiver Nico Collins for at the very least yet one more week as a result of he’s nonetheless coping with a hamstring harm.
It will likely be attention-grabbing to see if the workforce decides to commerce for an additional receiver earlier than the commerce deadline.
In the event that they don’t, they have to really feel just like the extensive receiver group of Collins, Woods, and Tank Dell is an efficient sufficient group to assist out beginning quarterback C.J. Stroud.
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