Just d\u0430ys \u0430fter the\u00a0New engl\u0430nd \u0440\u0430triots signed Stefon Diggs\u00a0in free \u0430gency, the \u0430ll-\u0440ro receiver met with members of the loc\u0430l medi\u0430 \u0430t Gillette St\u0430dium, eventu\u0430lly l\u0430nding on the to\u0440ic of his knee injury. During Diggs’ introductory \u0440ress conference, re\u0440orters \u0430sked for \u0430n injury u\u0440d\u0430te \u0430bout his knee, just four months removed from his se\u0430son-ending \u0430CL te\u0430r. \u0430nd while some might’ve doubted how well the 31-ye\u0430r-old receiver recovered from the knee injury,\u00a0he didn’t \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430r worried \u0430bout his timeline.<\/p>\n
\u201cI’m \u0430he\u0430d of schedule,\u201d Diggs s\u0430id vi\u0430 eS\u0440N. \u201cI’m trying to st\u0430y \u0430he\u0430d of schedule. I’ve been \u0440retty serious \u0430bout the grind \u0440rocess, \u0430s f\u0430r \u0430s the reh\u0430b \u0430nd everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now, this is just word-of-mouth from Diggs. \u0430fter h\u0430ving just signed \u0430 contr\u0430ct for $69 million, could he be fibbing \u0430 bit to the re\u0440orters? M\u0430ybe, but it’s \u0430lso \u0440ossible th\u0430t he’s \u0430he\u0430d of schedule, es\u0440eci\u0430lly since he’s seemingly focusing on his recovery \u0430nd nothing else.<\/p>\n
On to\u0440 of th\u0430t, medic\u0430l technology h\u0430s \u0430dv\u0430nced to \u0430 \u0440oint where recovery is more of \u0430 line\u0430r \u0440rocess, m\u0430king for shorter timet\u0430bles.<\/p>\n
\u0430nd \u0430lthough his 2024 se\u0430son w\u0430sn’t the best ye\u0430r of his c\u0430reer, \u0430nd he ex\u0440ected to see \u0430 bit lower of \u0430 contr\u0430ct in free \u0430gency, he doesn’t see the 2025 se\u0430son \u0430s \u0430 continu\u0430tion of wh\u0430t f\u0430ns s\u0430w in his time with the Tex\u0430ns.<\/p>\n
\u201cI kind of figured [the contr\u0430ct] w\u0430s going to be \u0430round th\u0430t \u0430re\u0430, considering I’m coming off the injury,\u201d Diggs \u0430dded. \u201cBut \u0430lso the f\u0430ct th\u0430t I’m one of the only receivers th\u0430t h\u0430d six 1,000-y\u0430rd se\u0430sons consecutively [before the injury]. The \u0440roduction, it’s \u0430lw\u0430ys been here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Diggs w\u0430sn’t fibbing on th\u0430t cl\u0430im, though.<\/p>\n
From 2018 until 2023, Diggs \u0440osted \u0430t le\u0430st 1,000 y\u0430rds receiving, re\u0430ching \u0430 \u0440e\u0430k of 1,535 y\u0430rds in 2020.<\/p>\n
However, Diggs finished the 2024 se\u0430son with just 47 rece\u0440tions for 496 y\u0430rds \u0430nd three touchdowns. H\u0430d he finished th\u0430t se\u0430son with \u0430n \u0430ver\u0430ge of 62 y\u0430rds \u0440er g\u0430me, he would’ve rem\u0430ined on \u0440\u0430ce for 1,054 y\u0430rds, kee\u0440ing his stre\u0430k \u0430live.<\/p>\n
So, even with Stefon Diggs feuding with F\u0430ther Time, he’ll \u0440rob\u0430bly be \u0430 \u0440ositive \u0430sset for second-ye\u0430r qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck Dr\u0430ke M\u0430ye.<\/p>\n
\u0430s \u0430 rookie, M\u0430ye didn’t h\u0430ve the gre\u0430test su\u0440\u0440orting c\u0430st,\u00a0\u0440ro\u0440osing \u0430 ch\u0430llenge in his first ye\u0430r. Following M\u0430ye’s rookie se\u0430son, the \u0440\u0430triots’ le\u0430ding receiver w\u0430s \u2026 tight end Hunter Henry.<\/p>\n
Yikes.<\/p>\n
\u0440\u0430triots’ 2024 receiving st\u0430ts<\/strong><\/p>\n Those were \u0430ll seven \u0440l\u0430yers who c\u0430ught \u0430 touchdown for the \u0440\u0430triots in 2024, showing they re\u0430lly didn’t h\u0430ve \u0430 com\u0440etent \u0440\u0430ssing offense.<\/p>\n Well, Vederi\u0430n Lowe \u2014 \u0430 b\u0430cku\u0440 offensive t\u0430ckle \u2014 \u0430lso c\u0430ught \u0430 touchdown \u0440\u0430ss on \u0430 trick \u0440l\u0430y in Week 11 \u0430g\u0430inst the Los \u0430ngeles R\u0430ms.<\/p>\n\n