Coach DeMeco Ryans made it clear he isn't paying attention to the hype the Houston Texans are receiving, DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN reports.

"We don't care about expectations," Ryans said Monday. "Talk doesn't win games. We have to go out and play good football when the time comes."

The Texans spent $178.5 million this offseason in guaranteed money, according to Roster Management System, the fourth most in the NFL.

That includes a reworked contract for newly acquired All-Pro wide receiver Stefon Diggs. The Texans sent a 2025 second-round pick (via the Minnesota Vikings) to the Buffalo Bills for Diggs and voided the final three years of his deal before increasing his base salary to $22.52 million guaranteed. He's now set to become a free agent in 2025.

"The guy's been an All-Pro player, been a Pro Bowl player, over 1,000 yards for multiple seasons," Ryans said. "So, we're excited about adding Diggs to our team."

The Diggs trade capped the Texans' aggressive spending on both sides of the ball. They signed defensive end Danielle Hunter, coming off a career-high 16.5 sacks, to a two-year, $49 million deal. They added former Tennessee Titans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair, coming off a career-high 163 tackles, to a three-year, $34 million contract. They traded for former Bengals running back Joe Mixon before giving the 2021 Pro Bowler a three-year, $27 million contract extension.

Those expensive offseason moves have generated buzz for the Texans, but Ryans won't let the team change its approach.

"We're always hunting. That doesn't change for us," Ryans said. "Expectations on the outside, whatever that may be, it doesn't change who we are. The expectation from the outside doesn't permeate inside our building."

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