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Houston Texans QB Keenum’s Case on Stefon Diggs Reunion: ‘It’s Really Cool’

The Houston Texans have made several significant changes to their roster this offseason. However, landing receiver Stefon Diggs may have been the team’s biggest acquisition. Houston landed the four-time Pro Bowler in trade with the Buffalo Bills for a 2025 second-round pick (via the Minnesota Vikings), a 2024 sixth-round pick and a 2025 fifth-round pick on April 3.

Diggs spent all of the OTAs and mandatory minicamp getting acquainted with his new teammates. However, joining the Texans gave Diggs a chance to reunite with his former teammate Case Keenum, who helped the veteran receiver create one of the league’s greatest postseason plays over the past decade.

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“It’s really cool to come back out there and see Stefon on the practice field and see him absolutely do some dirty things on some routes that I haven’t seen anyone be able to do,” Keenum said. KPRC 2’s Aaron Wilson.

“He is a dynamic player. If anything, he has acquired more know-how and can put a little extra sauce on certain routes when he needs to win. He has done a great job continuing to develop his craft and working on his tools and his toolset, and I can’t wait to see what he can do in the fall.”

Keenum and Diggs played one season with the Vikings during the 2017 season. They led the franchise to one of their best seasons in team history, finishing the regular season with an 11-3 record. .

The Vikings advanced to the NFC Championship, where they lost 38-7 to the Philadelphia Eagles. However, it was the performance in the divisional round that made history for Keenum and Diggs.

With 10 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Diggs completed a 61-yard touchdown pass to Diggs. His pass attempt led to the Vikings’ 29-24 victory over the New Orleans Saints.

Keenum’s lone year with the Vikings marked one of his best career seasons. He finished with 3,547 passing yards, completing 67.6 percent of his passes and 22 touchdowns. Diggs finished with 849 yards on 64 catches and eight touchdowns.

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