Houston Texans are getting better with Demaryius Thomas trade
The Houston Texans are filling the void left at wide receiver following the Will Fuller injury by trading for a Super Bowl champion wide receiver.
A trade has finally happened for the Houston Texans and they’ve not only improved their depth at wide receiver, but they’ve changed the entire game in the AFC for the remainder of the season. The Texans are reported by Ian Rapoport of NFL.com to have traded a 2019 fourth round and a seventh round pick to the Denver Broncos for Demaryius Thomas and a 2019 seventh round pick.
The trade by the Texans is a huge move for their offense and after losing standout Will Fuller following his ACL tear in Week 8 against the Miami Dolphins. The Texans have added not only a Super Bowl champion wide receiver, but a player who will force teams to choose split time in concentrating on Thomas or a Top 5 NFL wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. Throw in Keke Coutee into this mix and Deshaun Watson might be the happiest quarterback in the NFL today.
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Thomas has played his entire nine-year NFL career with the Broncos, and the strange part about this upcoming Week 9 game for Thomas is the Texans will be playing at Denver for his first game with Houston.
This season Thomas has played in eight games with 36 receptions (56 targets) for 402 yards and three touchdowns. Thomas is averaging 11.2 yards per reception. For his career, Thomas has played in 125 games for with 665 receptions for 9,055 yards with a 13.6 ypc average.
Terms: The #Texans are trading for #Broncos WR Demaryius Thomas in exchange for a 4th round pick and the teams are also swapping 7th rounders. Big move for Houston.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 30, 2018
For his career, Thomas has five 1,000-plus yard receiving seasons from 2012-16. Plus with playing the Broncos in his first game with the Texans Thomas has a nice advantage on his side in Week 9 according to Rapoport:
The #Broncos traded WR Demaryius Thomas to the #Texans… and play the #Texans on Sunday. The revenge factor looms large (plus, DT can sleep in his own bed)
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 30, 2018
Gaining a player like Thomas not only makes the Texans a contender to stay in first place in the AFC South for the rest of this season, but puts the rest of the AFC on notice that they are serious about making a run to the playoffs following an 0-3 start this season.
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Houston with five straight wins made a big-time move showing they are a franchise that wants to win now. For the fans of the Texans, even with losing Fuller, they still have a chance to keep the momentum they’ve built up in recent weeks and the rest of the season will be very entertaining.