NFL analysts said in March what every Patriots fan knew when the team surprisingly signed free agent wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who turns 32 in November and continues to work his way back from 2024 ACL surgery.
Yes, New England definitely took on some risk with Diggs’ three-year, $63.5 million contract, but most felt it was a risk well worth taking for a team in desperate need of a veteran, No. 1 wide receiver for young quarterback Drake Maye.
“There were basically no other options,” Chad Graff of The Athletic wrote at the time.