It seems like, when it came to who had the pulse of the AFC headed into the 2025 season, no one had a bead on who was going to be in the running more than New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs.
It appears Diggs, who signed a 3-year, $63.5 million free agent contract with the Patriots, saw his choices in free agency come down to the 2 teams squaring off in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game in the Patriots and the No. 1 seed Denver Broncos.
“For the New England Patriots, they are in the AFC title game, in part, on the strength of one of their big time free agent signings in wide receiver Stefon Diggs,” NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport said on Sunday. “He has been a revelation and a potential NFL Comeback Player of the Year and it’s my understanding, in free agency, it came down to the Patriots and the Broncos.”
After tearing his ACL with the Houston Texans in 2024, Diggs returned in 2025 with 85 receptions for 1,013 yards and 4 touchdowns and served as the go-to target for second year quarterback and NFL MVP candidate Drake Maye.
Diggs has never played in a Super Bowl but came close during his time with the Buffalo Bills, where he lost in the AFC Championship Game to the Kansas City Chiefs following the 2020 season.
“Last time Stefon Diggs was in a Conference Championship, his Bills lost to the Chiefs,” Conqueror Sports wrote on X. “He stayed on the field after the game ended, watching them celebrate and letting the loss sink in. He is going to leave EVERYTHING out there Sunday to help the Patriots get to the Super Bowl.”
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