FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - DECEMBER 28: Stefon Diggs #14 of the Buffalo Bills reacts as he runs into the end zone for a touchdown as Jonathan Jones #31 and J.C. Jackson #27 of the New England Patriots give chase during the first half at Gillette Stadium on December 28, 2020 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)
The Patriots had a chance to match the Bills in the Stefon Diggs trade talks. They didn’t, and Tom Brady swiftly departed.
The New England Patriots were a fingernail away from opting in to receiving the biggest difference-making wide receiver in their conference this year.