One of the few knocks on the Buffalo Bills this past season was the lack of a true top-end wide receiver. The Bills were without a 1,000 yard receiver for the first time this decade, largely in part due to the team's trade of Stefon Diggs last offseason.
Diggs tallied over 1,000 yards in each of his four seasons in Buffalo, as well as tallying eight or more touchdowns in each season, including two seasons in double digits.
Diggs was traded to the Houston Texans, where he played eight games before tearing his ACL. Diggs tallied 496 yards and three touchdowns in his eight games in Houston.
This offseason, Diggs returned to the AFC East; inking a three-year, $69 million contract with the New England Patriots.
Sports Illustrated'sAlbert Breer revealed the full details of Diggs' deal with the Patriots:
• $16.6 million fully guaranteed.
• $22.6 million guaranteed for injury.
• $18.5 million in 2025
$12.0 million signing bonus (fully guaranteed).
$2.9 million base (fully guaranteed).
$3.4 million in per-game roster bonuses.
$200K workout bonus.
• $22.5 million in 2026
$20.6 million base ($1.7 million fully guaranteed, $6 million more guaranteed for injury).
$1.7 million in per-game roster bonuses.
$200K workout bonus.
$6 million injury guaranteed becomes fully guaranteed next March.
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• $22.5 million in 2027
$20.6 million base.
$1.7 million in per-game roster bonuses.
$200K workout bonus.
• $4 million in 2025 performance incentives
$500K at 70, 80, 90, and 100 receptions.
$500K at 1,000, 1,100, 1,200, and 1,300 yards.
• $500K Pro Bowl incentive in each year
• Total: $63.5 million in base pay, plus $5.5 million in incentives for max of $69 million.
Coming off the ACL injury, Diggs will be the uncontested WR1 in New England, catching passes from sophomore Drake Maye, who completed 66.6 percent of his passes in his rookie campaign, throwing for 15 touchdowns to just 10 interceptions.
Diggs will be joining a wide receiver room with Kayshon Boutte, DeMario Douglas, and former Bills wideout Mack Hollins, who left the team in free agency after his lone season in Buffalo where he hauled in 31 catches for 378 yards and five touchdowns, as well as an additional 104 yards and one touchdowns in the playoffs.
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This story was originally published March 29, 2025 at 10:49 PM.
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