Overview
- Eliot Wolf declined to commit to Diggs’ return at the NFL Combine, saying only that the team is having conversations about all players.
- Mike Vrabel lauded Diggs’ 2025 leadership and production and said the Patriots will let the legal process run its course.
- Diggs’ contract carries a $26.5 million 2026 cap charge with just $1.7 million fully guaranteed, plus $6 million that becomes guaranteed if he remains on the roster March 13.
- Reporting highlights potential cap relief if New England moves on, with estimates of roughly $16.8 million in savings (up to $20.8 million post–June 1) and about $9.7 million in dead money.
- With uncertainty at X receiver, veteran reporter Tom E. Curran says the team will explore upgrades, and Vrabel said they will look at everything, with names like A.J. Brown and Alec Pierce raised in media speculation.