The New England Patriots have finally landed a wide receiver. The club has agreed to a three-year contract with former Houston Texans wideout Stefon Diggs on Tuesday, CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones reports. The deal is worth $69 million and includes $26 million guaranteed, per ESPN.
This signing comes off the heels of Diggs making a free-agent visit to Foxborough to meet with the Patriots. The 31-year-old left the visit without putting pen to paper on a contract, but the two sides remained in touch and have now agreed to a deal that’ll make Diggs the newest weapon for second-year quarterback Drake Maye.
Of course, it remains to be seen how soon Diggs will get back onto the field as he continues to recover from a torn ACL he suffered in Week 8 in a game against the Indianapolis Colts. That cut Diggs’ lone season with the Texans short after they acquired him in a trade with the Buffalo Bills in April. As part of the deal, Diggs reworked his contract, which allowed him to hit free agency this offseason and ultimately end up in New England.
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