Source: Patriots to release WR Stefon Diggs after one season
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Key Points:
- The New England Patriots will release veteran wide receiver Stefon Diggs at the start of the 2026 league year due to a significant increase in his salary cap charge from $10.5 million to $26.5 million.
- Diggs, 32, signed a three-year, $69 million contract last March and led the team with 85 receptions for 1,013 yards and four touchdowns during the regular season, also contributing in the playoffs.
- Diggs is currently facing felony strangulation and other criminal charges related to an alleged dispute, to which he has pleaded not guilty, with a pretrial hearing scheduled for April 1.
- The Patriots will need to replace Diggs as a top receiver, relying on
