The Houston Texans received dealt a troublesome hand this week.
It was not too long ago introduced that Professional Bowl large receiver Stefon Diggs suffered a season-ending torn ACL within the crew’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 very good soccer participant…He was even good final 12 months. His position has been diminished,” Schlereth mentioned Wednesday on Breakfast Ball.
Woods is a former Tremendous Bowl champion and a two-time 1,000-yard large receiver.
Particularly with the Los Angeles Rams, he was probably the greatest 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 prospect to play a giant position down the stretch for a contending Texans crew.
The excellent news for Houston is that they’re close to the highest of the AFC at 6-2 however are happening the highway on a brief week towards a hungry New York Jets crew.
Additionally they might be with out star receiver Nico Collins for at the least another week as a result of he’s nonetheless coping with a hamstring harm.
It is going to be attention-grabbing to see if the crew decides to commerce for one more receiver earlier than the commerce deadline.
In the event that they don’t, they need to really feel just like the large receiver group of Collins, Woods, and Tank Dell is an effective sufficient group to assist out beginning quarterback C.J. Stroud.
