Texans Explored Trade for 26-Year-Old Rashod Bateman After Jayden Higgins Tore ACL
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Updated · Baltimore Beatdown · Aug 24
Texans Explored Trade for 26-Year-Old Rashod Bateman After Jayden Higgins Tore ACL
3 articles · Updated · Baltimore Beatdown · Aug 24
Summary
Houston made exploratory trade calls on Ravens receiver Rashod Bateman after 2025 second-round pick Jayden Higgins suffered a torn ACL last week.
League sources said the Texans also looked at Patriots wideout Kayshon Boutte and ideally want a bigger receiver if they add outside help.
Bateman, 26, may have been complicated by a possible NFL personal conduct suspension after his June arrest in Georgia on an alleged family violence incident.
Baltimore also may have little interest in moving the 2021 first-round pick, who is on an affordable WR2 deal and has taken on a more varied role in the Ravens' new offense.
If rookies Ja'Kobi Lane and Elijah Sarratt emerge this season, Bateman could become a more realistic trade candidate next offseason.