I think Nico takes a bigger hit than Dell
I've started to come around to that same feeling and if Nico and his people start to figure that out...
Nico will be on Year 4 of his rookie deal and just because the Texans traded for Diggs first, doesn't mean they won't field offers for Nico right now.
I will not be shocked if Collins is in another uniform by opening day, Houston might be able to flip Nico for a 2nd/3rd rd pick, replace the one they lost trading for Diggs.
I could be totally wrong of course but it seems like they have a lot of options to play with right now heading into the Draft.
-Nico has a market value right now of approx $22.9M...
Would someone trade for him and put a 4 yr/$80M deal in front of him if he accepted their trade? Seems high to me but the WR market is bananas these days.
If I could trade a 2nd or 3rd for Nico and get him to agree to something more like $15M per year on a 3/4 yr deal, i might pull the trigger but $20M+ per year?
I would have to see some more consistency and that might be hard with Diggs lined up across from him...which is why Collins' agent might want to explore the market right now.