The injury return timetable of Stefon Diggs: The Patriots sought a top-level wide receiver in the offseason, and technically managed to get one with the free agent signing of Stefon Diggs.
Diggs, 31, registered 100 or more receptions in five of six seasons between 2018 and 2023. Yet he tore his right ACL in Oct. of 2024 while playing for the Texans against the Colts. The injury (and subsequent surgery) requires a lengthy recovery process. So when the Patriots signed Diggs in the offseason, the optimism over landing such an accomplished wideout was tempered by the knowledge that he might not be on the field right away (and could require time beyond that to reattain his former level).