It’s been 10 years since the Minnesota Vikings drafted Stefon Diggs. A decade later and two teams removed, the Houston Texans receiver still feels indebted to his first franchise. “They took a real chance for me,

Justin Jefferson — going up against the star receiver of the past — Stefon Diggs — when the Vikings host the Houston Texans on Sunday afternoon at U.S. Bank Stadium. The career paths of both players will forever be intertwined after the Vikings selected Jefferson with the draft pick they acquired (among a handful of others) in the blockbuster trade

Stefon Diggs has been given the negative label for years, but the Houston Texans believe that he can be a leader on the team.

Years after his departure, and two teams later, elite wide receiver Stefon Diggs is set to make his return to Minneapolis as the Houston Texans take on the Minnesota Vikings on the road in Week 3. The Texans acquired Diggs early in this past offseason to continue putting incredible weapons around second-year quarterback C.

Diggs has been a very productive receiver in the league for a while now and comes into a Texans offense that was exciting featuring quarterback C.J. Stroud and other pass-catchers like Nico Collins and Tank Dell. Consequently, even Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans who has spoken about Diggs' “competitive spirit” touched on what he brings to the team.