Stefon Diggs to be released by Patriots: Source
The Boston Globe • • sports
Key Points:
- The New England Patriots plan to release wide receiver Stefon Diggs, freeing up $16.8 million in salary cap space while incurring $9.7 million in dead money, ahead of the free agency period.
- Diggs, signed last March to a three-year, $69 million contract, led the Patriots in targets, receptions, and receiving yards during his single season with the team, and was a finalist for the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year after recovering from an ACL tear.
- The decision to release Diggs is influenced by the Patriots' need to retool their offense, his contract size, age (turning 33 in November), and ongoing legal issues stemming from a felony strangulation charge.
- Potential replacements
