The New England Patriots have officially informed Stefon Diggs that they will release him at the beginning of the new league year. Diggs’ legal troubles and his below-par average of just 27.5 receiving yards in the postseason possibly led to the decision by the Patriots, who had originally signed Diggs to a three-year, $69-million deal in March of 2025.
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Diggs was essentially a non-factor for the New England Patriots at Super Bowl LX. The 32-year-old is also currently facing a felony strangulation or suffocation charge and a misdemeanor assault and battery charge, which stem from an alleged incident involving a former personal chef of his.
Simply put, Diggs is facing one of the most uncertain offseasons of any player in the league. However, according to DNVR Sports, there may be some hope for him, as long as he isn’t convicted, that is.
“When Diggs signed with the Patriots last year, he was this close to signing with the Broncos instead… He chose the Patriots in the end, but he nearly chose the Broncos and might choose them this year, if they are interested. He said Bo Nix is a ‘hell of a quarterback’ and that he loves Sean Payton,” said Zac Stevens of DNVR Sports.
There have been whispers of the Broncos showing interest in the Philadelphia Eagles’ A.J. Brown and the New York Jets’ Breece Hall. This suggests that the team is actively looking to capitalize on the fact that they have just two years left in Bo Nix’s rookie contract.
Now that the Broncos have seen that they can stand toe-to-toe with the AFC’s best, the franchise is ready to push its chips toward the center of the table. Just that, things have not been that easy this offseason so far.
The contract details of Brown make it relatively difficult to broker a trade at this point in time, and the Jets just recently placed their franchise tag on Hall. Despite the Broncos having more than $25 million in cap space that they are willing to spend, they’ve essentially been told “no” at every turn.
With these factors at play, we can start to see why there would be some appeal to the otherwise radioactive Diggs for this particular franchise. Throw in his shared history with the team’s new offensive coordinator, Davis Webb, and that seems to be enough for DNVR Sports to call for a reunion between the two.
“The two of them played together in Buffalo, and Stefon said that Davis actually taught him the offense in Buffalo when they were teammates there,” added Stevens.
Diggs still has to clear his name in court before he can begin to shift his attention back toward football. But so long as he can do so, then a trip to the Colorado mountains could end up on his docket much sooner than anyone else may have expected.
