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‘Gonna be fire’ – Stefon Diggs $69m Patriots deal puts C.J. Stroud and Gronk on alert as Bills revenge predicted
Stefon Diggs got paid. After earning four Pro Bowl nods in as many years with the Buffalo Bills, he will now line up against them with the AFC East rival New England Patriots. Diggs spent one season as a Texan but saw it cut short by injuryGetty Diggs earned $22.5million in one season with the Houston Texans and has scooped a huge three-year, $69 million package in New England. The 31-year-old has $26 million in guaranteed money, giving the Patriots a way out if age catches up with him. His former Texans teammates were hyped. Fellow wideout Tank Dell, who broke his leg in December, shared the breaking news on his Instagram story with the caption ‘On da floor.’ Quarterback C.J. Stroud shared the Patriots’ post celebrating the new arrival and added a high-five emoji. The Patriots are the fourth team of Diggs’ NFL career after he was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in 2015. He tore his ACL in October and is rehabbing as he looks to be fit in time for the season. While Diggs’ Houston pals were thrilled for him, the Bills will not be keen to face off against the speedster twice a season. Legendary Patriots receiver Julian Edelman is a huge fan of the move. “I like Stefon Diggs in New England because Stefon Diggs is still p***** off at the Bills,” Edelman told former teammate Rob Gronkowski on the ‘Dudes On Dudes’ podcast. Dell suffered a brutal leg injury to cut short his sophomore season GettyDiggs may have an axe to grind after failing to get an extension with the Bills[/caption] “There’s gonna be hunger and there’s gonna be urgency and there’s gonna be a fire under his ass in the meeting room when he’s in New England at practice — which they could use a little fire under their ass in that receiver room.” Diggs has developed a reputation for being a bit of a diva. But Edelman thinks the talent and work ethic cannot be doubted. “No one ever second-guesses how hard he works and the amount of work that he puts into his craft,” he added. “So, if you’re getting a motivated Stefon Diggs, that could be really beneficial to the young football players in that young football room that they call the receiver room in New England. “They have a lot of young football players there. It’d be really good for these younger guys to be able to see how a professional works daily. NFL's Greatest...... Ranking the top 10...... Quarterbacks of all-time – Can anyone better Tom Brady? Wide receivers of all-time – Does Randy Moss or Jerry Rice come out on top? Running backs of all-time – Stacking Jim Brown, Barrie Sanders, Walter Payton, Emmett Smith and more Tight ends of all-time – How does Travis Kelce compare? “How a professional prepares daily. How a professional takes care of his body. They need a little veteran leadership in that room. “It could be he’s interested in going to New England because he’s p***** at Buffalo. “And he thinks (the Bills) are a little down right now, and he wants to go show them that, ‘Hey, I’m gonna go to the enemy New England Patriots, and I’m gonna beat you.’ Maybe he does that.” The Patriots endured a nightmare 2024 season but a huge silver lining was the emergence of rookie quarterback Drake Maye as a potential franchise-caliber passer. Getting him help was a huge priority and Diggs will provide plenty of that. “We feel really excited about the some of the names that we’ve added. We still know there’s a lot of work to be done,” Patriots vice president Eliot Wolf said via NFL.com during the pursuit of Diggs. “(We’ve had) a lot of defensive adds, a few offensive adds, we’re always looking. We’re still looking.” New England holds the fourth overall pick in April’s NFL Draft and with other teams needing quarterbacks there should be a wealth of talent available. Stay up to date with the latest from across the NFL via our talkSPORT Facebook page, and subscribe to our Endzone YouTube channel for news, view and exclusive interviews as we build up to the NFL Draft in April
Stefon Diggs got paid.
After earning four Pro Bowl nods in as many years with the Buffalo Bills, he will now line up against them with the AFC East rival New England Patriots.
Diggs earned $22.5million in one season with the Houston Texans and has scooped a huge three-year, $69 million package in New England.
The 31-year-old has $26 million in guaranteed money, giving the Patriots a way out if age catches up with him.
His former Texans teammates were hyped.
Fellow wideout Tank Dell, who broke his leg in December, shared the breaking news on his Instagram story with the caption ‘On da floor.’
Quarterback C.J. Stroud shared the Patriots’ post celebrating the new arrival and added a high-five emoji.
The Patriots are the fourth team of Diggs’ NFL career after he was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in 2015.
He tore his ACL in October and is rehabbing as he looks to be fit in time for the season.
While Diggs’ Houston pals were thrilled for him, the Bills will not be keen to face off against the speedster twice a season.
Legendary Patriots receiver Julian Edelman is a huge fan of the move.
“I like Stefon Diggs in New England because Stefon Diggs is still p***** off at the Bills,” Edelman told former teammate Rob Gronkowski on the ‘Dudes On Dudes’ podcast.
“There’s gonna be hunger and there’s gonna be urgency and there’s gonna be a fire under his ass in the meeting room when he’s in New England at practice — which they could use a little fire under their ass in that receiver room.”
Diggs has developed a reputation for being a bit of a diva.
But Edelman thinks the talent and work ethic cannot be doubted.
“No one ever second-guesses how hard he works and the amount of work that he puts into his craft,” he added.
“So, if you’re getting a motivated Stefon Diggs, that could be really beneficial to the young football players in that young football room that they call the receiver room in New England.
“They have a lot of young football players there. It’d be really good for these younger guys to be able to see how a professional works daily.
NFL's Greatest......
Ranking the top 10......
Quarterbacks of all-time – Can anyone better Tom Brady?
Wide receivers of all-time – Does Randy Moss or Jerry Rice come out on top?
Running backs of all-time – Stacking Jim Brown, Barrie Sanders, Walter Payton, Emmett Smith and more
Tight ends of all-time – How does Travis Kelce compare?
“How a professional prepares daily. How a professional takes care of his body. They need a little veteran leadership in that room.
“It could be he’s interested in going to New England because he’s p***** at Buffalo.
“And he thinks (the Bills) are a little down right now, and he wants to go show them that, ‘Hey, I’m gonna go to the enemy New England Patriots, and I’m gonna beat you.’ Maybe he does that.”
The Patriots endured a nightmare 2024 season but a huge silver lining was the emergence of rookie quarterback Drake Maye as a potential franchise-caliber passer.
Getting him help was a huge priority and Diggs will provide plenty of that.
“We feel really excited about the some of the names that we’ve added. We still know there’s a lot of work to be done,” Patriots vice president Eliot Wolf said via NFL.com during the pursuit of Diggs.
“(We’ve had) a lot of defensive adds, a few offensive adds, we’re always looking. We’re still looking.”
New England holds the fourth overall pick in April’s NFL Draft and with other teams needing quarterbacks there should be a wealth of talent available.
Stay up to date with the latest from across the NFL via our talkSPORT Facebook page, and subscribe to our Endzone YouTube channel for news, view and exclusive interviews as we build up to the NFL Draft in April
