The Houston Texans are taking a chance on a wide receiver coming off a one-year suspension from the league during the 2023 season. The Texans are set to have one of the more explosive receiver units in the league following an incredible 2023 season.
The Houston Texans have plenty of WR talent
Nico Collins and Tank Dell were solid targets for C.J. Stroud last season. They also will have John Metchie III available after he sat out his rookie season for health reasons. The Texans traded with the Buffalo Bills for star receiver Stefon Diggs.
The Texans signed a WR before training camp
According to Ari Meirov with the 33rd Team, the Texans are signing Quintez Cephus ahead of training camp.
The #Texans are adding to their receiver room, agreeing to a deal with former #Lions WR Quintez Cephus. He is returning after a season-long suspension for betting. pic.twitter.com/Eka7uM5kGm
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) July 16, 2024
The Buffalo Bills signed Quentez Cephus in April
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As previously discussed on GH, the Bills signed Cephus this spring after the league reinstated him:
Cephus was one of several players suspended for the entirety of last season for violating the league’s gambling policy.
The Lions drafted Cephus in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. He caught 37 passes for 538 yards and four touchdowns in the three seasons he’s played in the league.
The Bills released him in May.
The 26-year-old Cephus had appeared in 22 NFL games and started in six. The six-foot-one, 208-pound athlete will have an uphill path to climb to make the Texans roster.
NFL fans’ initial reaction to the signing
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LETS GO
— Ryan (@BrewPack8) July 16, 2024
What a jackpot for him
— Ben (@HowUBenFeller) July 16, 2024
Like they didn’t have enough already. If this shows me anything it’s that Diggs is washed
— JWAC (@JwacReactions) July 16, 2024
It feels like they already have 37 WRs 😂🤷🏻♀️
— Sara Larson | BBGurl4Life (@sara_larson) July 16, 2024
I remember that one hand catch he almost had lmao that would’ve topped Odell’s catch no doubt
— dub 🦦 (@waanjulio) July 16, 2024
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