Stefon Diggs bids farewell to the Bills on social media after being traded to the Texans

Stefon Diggs has bid farewell to the Buffalo Bills on social media after being traded to the Houston Texans, as his four-year stay in upstate New York comes to an end. 

The 30-year-old wide receiver, who clashed with Bills fans after they questioned his relationship with quarterback Josh Allen just a day before the trade amid reports of fallouts with some of his now-former teammates last season, shared an emotional post on Instagram, Wednesday, along with a snap of himself gracing the grass at Highmark stadium. 

'I can't begin to express the amount of love and respect I have for the city of Buffalo,' Diggs wrote as the start to his post's caption. 

'Four of the best years of my life, the city welcome me with open arms. I'm forever grateful for you all and the @buffalobills organization ! Something special was built over these years with some very special men, that will always have a place in my heart.

'Billsmafia, so many great memories created throughout the yearse. Those games were crazy because of you. Sadly good things come to and end until we meet again. 14.' 

Whether or not he knew a trade to the Texans was in the works, Diggs' tenure with the Bills ended with a two-word question, summing up, perhaps, why the mercurial receiver's commitment to Buffalo was frequently scrutinized. 

'You sure?' Diggs posted on X on Tuesday night in response to someone suggesting he wasn't essential to Allen's success. The Bills and everyone else are now about to find out how Allen fares without his favorite target after Wednesday's trade. 

As part of the deal, the Bills acquired the Texans' second-round pick in the 2025 draft, which Houston acquired in a trade with Minnesota. Houston also acquired Buffalo's sixth-round pick in this year's draft, and a fifth-rounder in 2025. 

The Texans add an established playmaker, who has topped 1,000 yards receiving in each of his past six seasons, to a receiver group already featuring Nico Collins and Tank Dell. 

Collins led Houston with 80 receptions for 1,297 yards and eight touchdowns last season. The Texans went worst to first in the AFC South under first-year coach DeMeco Ryans and AP Offensive Rookie of the Year C.J. Stroud. 

For the Bills, Diggs' departure has the potential of putting a major dent in the team's chances to contend for a fifth straight AFC East title, something general manager Brandon Beane acknowledged.

'Are we better today? Probably not. It's a work in progress. And we will continue to work on that,' Beane said, noting his roster is hardly finalized and the season doesn't start for another five months. 

'Let's be patient and let us work through this,' he added 'Was it easy? No. But if you make the best decision for the Bills moving forward, that´s what you do. And you trust that.'

Beane otherwise declined to go into detail into what prompted a move that breaks up an Allen-Diggs tandem that spent the past four seasons rewriting the team's offensive records.

Buffalo has another big hole to fill at receiver after also losing starter Gabe Davis to free agency. Second-year receiver Khalil Shakir returns, while Buffalo added free agents Curtis Samuel and Mack Hollins.

The 30-year-old Diggs has nine years of NFL experience and topped 1,000 yards in each of his past six seasons. In his first season in Buffalo, he became the Bills' first player to lead the league in both yards receiving (1,535) and catches (127). 

Overall, he has 1,178 catches for 9,995 yards and 67 touchdowns since being selected by the Vikings in the fifth round of the 2015 draft out of Maryland.