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“I would not say the door is closed,” Wolf stated.
Stefon Diggs is a free agent after the Patriots opted to launch him earlier this month, however that doesn’t essentially imply that his time in New England is over for good.
Patriots govt vice chairman of participant personnel Eliot Wolf instructed reporters Thursday that he’s maintaining all choices open as he seems to be to enhance the roster.
“I wouldn’t say the door is closed,” Wolf stated, in accordance with Christopher Price of The Boston Globe. “I imply, once more, we’re going to look via each approach we presumably can to assist the group.”
Diggs’s cap hit was set to leap considerably this season, from $10.5 million to $26.5 million. New England selected to get out of the back-loaded deal and go for a youthful, cheaper addition at receiver by bringing in Romeo Doubs.
It’s not but clear what the free-agent market may appear to be for Diggs at this stage in his profession.
Diggs will flip 33 in November, earlier than the top of the common season. He has a pending criminal case that he’s coping with. The Patriots’ offense as a complete wasn’t as productive throughout the playoffs, and Diggs was no exception. He averaged 3.5 catches and 27.5 yards per recreation over New England’s 4 postseason video games, with only one landing over that span.
Nonetheless, he was productive throughout the common season, posting his seventh 1,000 yard season in eight years. He had a team-high 85 catches on 102 targets and hauled in 4 touchdowns. He was able to go for the season opener regardless of having offseason ACL surgical procedure. He performed in all 17 regular-season video games and had carved out a management position within the locker room.
“There have been a wide range of components financials, skill. Quite a lot of issues go into this. We have now nothing however respect for Stefon. He was an absolute warrior for us, as I stated to him a number of instances after video games. I simply actually recognize all his contributions to the group.”
Wolf was asked if there was anything Diggs could have done differently to stay on the team.
“I’m not sure how to answer that,” Wolf said. “We factor in a lot of different things and ultimately we decided to move forward. We wish him nothing but the best as we told him when we spoke with him, and he was super classy. As we told him, any way we can help out, we will.”
The Patriots have several of their top receivers including Mack Hollins, Kayshon Boutte, DeMario Douglas, Kyle Williams, and Efton Chism under contact for next season. They’ve added Doubs to the mix.
Rumors of a potential AJ Brown pursuit have not gone away as the need for a true No. 1 receiver continues to exist.
It seems like Diggs’s name may keep floating around too, until he signs elsewhere or the Patriots become ready to publicly say they are closing the door.
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