Patriots to cut Stefon Diggs despite productive 1,000-yard season and Super Bowl run

It appears Stefon Diggs is going to person to find his 4th NFL squad successful the aforesaid fig of years. 

The New England Patriots are expected to merchandise the seasoned wide receiver aft the caller league twelvemonth begins connected March 11, ending his clip with the squad close aft playing a relation successful helping them scope Super Bowl LX. 

Diggs, 32, inked a three-year woody with the Patriots, worthy $63.5 million, successful escaped bureau this past offseason. But helium seemingly confirmed the reports with an Instagram Stories station connected Wednesday. 

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Stefon Diggs of the New England Patriots talks to teammates successful a huddle anterior to an AFC chaotic paper playoff shot crippled against the Los Angeles Chargers astatine Gillette Stadium connected Jan. 11, 2026 successful Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)

"THANK YOU for a hellhole of a year," Diggs posted with a photograph of himself successful a Patriots azygous connected the field. "We household everlastingly [heart emoji]."

Diggs, who finished his 11th play successful the NFL this past year, led the Patriots successful cardinal receiving stats, including targets (102), receptions (85) and yards (1,013). He was a cardinal crushed wherefore second-year backmost Drake Maye was an MVP finalist, providing stableness astatine a presumption the squad needed to upgrade this past offseason. 

While making an quality astatine the NFL Scouting Combine this past week, caput manager Mike Vrabel praised Diggs, making his expected merchandise an absorbing one. 

"He worked highly hard successful the clip that helium was rehabbing from the knee," Vrabel said to the media, referencing his torn ACL suffered with the Houston Texans successful 2024. "I deliberation helium was conscionable a truly bully beingness each and each week."

But the squad was evaluating what to bash with Diggs, particularly considering his headdress deed would spell from $10.5 cardinal to $26.5 cardinal for the 2026 season.

Stefon Diggs of the New England Patriots smiles during an NFL crippled betwixt the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots astatine Gillette Stadium connected Nov. 2, 2025 successful Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

There are besides his ineligible troubles disconnected the tract that origin into New England’s decision, arsenic helium is facing felony strangulation and different transgression charges from an alleged altercation with his idiosyncratic cook successful December 2025. He was arraigned connected Feb. 13, conscionable days aft the Patriots fell to the Seattle Seahawks successful Super Bowl LX successful Santa Clara, California.

Diggs pleaded not blameworthy to felony strangulation oregon suffocation and misdemeanor battle and battery.

"We’re going to fto each that instrumentality attraction of itself, and past we’ll person to spot what the judgements are successful those peculiar cases," Vrabel added astir Diggs’ ineligible issues, which continues April 1 with an further pre-trial hearing. 

Stefon Diggs of the New England Patriots speaks to the media during Super Bowl LX Opening Night astatine San Jose McEnery Convention Center connected Feb. 2, 2026 successful San Jose, California. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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Diggs, who made 4 consecutive Pro Bowls during his years arsenic Josh Allen’s favourite receiver with the Buffalo Bills, continues to beryllium 1 of the much reliable receivers successful the league, nary substance wherever helium is. And helium showed successful New England that his rehab for the torn ACL went well, tallying implicit 1,000 yards for the seventh clip of his career.  

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