Stefon Diggs: Contract

[mgteich]

16th in yards and 64th in TD's is not a top WR.

Ok, I guess that Vrabel was simply wrong in his analysis of Diggs. He thought that Diggs is worth $21M AAV. Many posters disagreed when we signed him and disagree now.

I personally do NOT think that Vrabel has changed his mind on the value of Diggs.

 

[TheRainMaker]

Ok, I guess that Vrabel was simply wrong in his analysis of Diggs. He thought that Diggs is worth $21M AAV. Many posters disagreed when we signed him and disagree now.

I personally do NOT think that Vrabel has changed his mind on the value of Diggs.

We'll find out soon.

 

[imahobgoblin]

Celebrate that we have a top WR for only $21M a year.

Diggs would have cost much more had he not been coming back for an ACL injury.

Yes of course, but if we can restructure him and add a void year to alleviate cap hit, we have to consider it. Drake's rookie contract window is closing. We need to take advantage of it and upgrade this team for a much harder Super Bowl run.

 

[Hugepatsfan]

My biggest concern with Diggs is his playing time. He played 54.7% of the offensive snaps in the regular season and 57.2% in the playoffs. And if you look at the gamelogs (https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DiggSt00/gamelog/2025/) it's not like there was any sort of uptick over the season. So it's not like he was playing less to start the year because of the injury recovery and then played more as he got stronger.

At the end of the day, for almost half the offensive plays we ran last year Diggs contributed as much as any of us did. It's a two-sided coin though because think of how much more productive he had to be on the other half of the snaps then to put up the cumulative numbers he did. For the half of snaps he was out there, he was targeted and caught those targets are very high rates. Which kind of begs the question of why he only played half the snaps?

That's the biggest question for me. Why is his playing time so limited? Is it because they only like him in certain packages? Then I question if his cap dollars are better allocated towards a receiver who they like across all formations. I like Mack Hollins and Boutte but I don't feel either of them should be WR1 or probably even WR2 in playtime like the two of them were last year. That's an issue.

How much 2TE vs. 3WR personnel do they want to play this year? What types/physical profile of WR do they want when they go 2 TE vs. 3 WRs? And then financially, how aggressively will they borrow money from future years to stack more talent this year. Those are all the questions I have with Diggs and his contract.

 

[mgteich]

.Yes of course, but if we can restructure him and add a void year to alleviate cap hit, we have to consider it. Drake's rookie contract window is closing. We need to take advantage of it and upgrade this team for a much harder Super Bowl run.

I would expect a restructure this year and adding a void year or two next year.

 

[Real fan 02]

I think diggs is a tale of two halves just like the entire offense

- 1000 yards in regular season

- 110 yards total in 4 post season games.

Did the line completely make diggs ineffective or was diggs ineffective in double coverage .

Tough call to hand 26 million contract to wide receiver with such disparity. I hope we can have performance escalators for diggs to meet 26 million this year.

I doubt anyone will pay him more than 8 million gtd with performance and game time bonus linked to remaining 8-10 million.

His outside market would be closer to 18-20 at tops including all bonus and performance escalators.

I believe the question remains for Vrabel.. Diggs signed a 3 year deal... do we honor the contract..

No matter what we say, think or feel as passionate fans.. it comes down to what Vrabel decides..

Furthermore I don't think any of his on field performance will be the deciding factor as the coaching staff sees him every day in the facilities ect.. they know physically where he is at.. to me it's more of off the field things..

 

[Gumby]

My biggest concern with Diggs is his playing time. He played 54.7% of the offensive snaps in the regular season and 57.2% in the playoffs. And if you look at the gamelogs (https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DiggSt00/gamelog/2025/) it's not like there was any sort of uptick over the season. So it's not like he was playing less to start the year because of the injury recovery and then played more as he got stronger.

At the end of the day, for almost half the offensive plays we ran last year Diggs contributed as much as any of us did. It's a two-sided coin though because think of how much more productive he had to be on the other half of the snaps then to put up the cumulative numbers he did. For the half of snaps he was out there, he was targeted and caught those targets are very high rates. Which kind of begs the question of why he only played half the snaps?

That's the biggest question for me. Why is his playing time so limited? Is it because they only like him in certain packages? Then I question if his cap dollars are better allocated towards a receiver who they like across all formations. I like Mack Hollins and Boutte but I don't feel either of them should be WR1 or probably even WR2 in playtime like the two of them were last year. That's an issue.

How much 2TE vs. 3WR personnel do they want to play this year? What types/physical profile of WR do they want when they go 2 TE vs. 3 WRs? And then financially, how aggressively will they borrow money from future years to stack more talent this year. Those are all the questions I have with Diggs and his contract.

@DaBruinz : Was that a mis-Click? „Ugh“ on this post ????

For me, Huge is making interesting points about playing time. AND he is mostly only asking questions not asserting any outrageous answers or ‚solutions‘. I would be interested to know what you found so silly bad in his post. Thx

 

[Real fan 02]

@DaBruinz : Was that a mis-Click? „Ugh“ on this post ????

For me, Huge is making interesting points about playing time. AND he is mostly only asking questions not asserting any outrageous answers or ‚solutions‘. I would be interested to know what you found so silly bad in his post. Thx

Gumby.. be aware.. please don't dare to post any PFF information and anything Google provides on a player it's forbidden on patsfans.com..

 

[Family]

Ok, I guess that Vrabel was simply wrong in his analysis of Diggs. He thought that Diggs is worth $21M AAV. Many posters disagreed when we signed him and disagree now.

I personally do NOT think that Vrabel has changed his mind on the value of Diggs.

I don't either.

Diggs contract was structured as a year one deal at 16.6M

Vrabel will be on board with a restructure so the cap isn't 26+. However they work that out with a small raise and about half the cap next year will be fine.

But without a restructure/rewrite they will not keep Diggs at that cap number.

 

[DaBruinz]

Gumby.. be aware.. please don't dare to post any PFF information and anything Google provides on a player it's forbidden on patsfans.com..

What are blathering on about?

 

[DaBruinz]

@DaBruinz : Was that a mis-Click? „Ugh“ on this post ????

For me, Huge is making interesting points about playing time. AND he is mostly only asking questions not asserting any outrageous answers or ‚solutions‘. I would be interested to know what you found so silly bad in his post. Thx

Huge has been in the "Cut Diggs" Camp for awhile. This is just him doing it again but being less obvious about it.

He's stating that he doesn't like ANY of our receivers in the pecking order he perceives it to be currently. He's in the Party of "Sign Alec Pierce regardless". He ignores that this past year was the first for Diggs, Boutte, Williams, Douglas and Chism. Diggs performed far beyond expectations especially coming back from his ACL.. Boutte was very good.. Douglas was ok. Williams and Chism did as expected as rookies. I fully expect all of them to improve upon last year because of their familiarity with the offense and with McDaniels as the OC.

I think it's very likely that they did limit the formations and number of snaps Diggs took during the year to limit the strain on his ACL. Getting 54% of the receiving snaps when you're rotating 4-5 guys seems about right. Hollins and Boutte got the most snaps because they were the WR on the field to block during running plays. Williams got some of those snaps when Hollins was out.

Douglas was the most affected by the additions of Diggs and Hollins, going from 62% of the snaps to just 28% of the snaps. He's someone whom the Pats might consider trading in the off-season to free up snaps for Williams and Chism. But that's really the only move at receiver I see them possibly doing except for a UDFA or two.

 

[LightSkinSmurf]

I will feel great if we go into next year with diggs as our clear number 2 guy.

 

[TheRainMaker]

My biggest concern with Diggs is his playing time. He played 54.7% of the offensive snaps in the regular season and 57.2% in the playoffs. And if you look at the gamelogs (https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DiggSt00/gamelog/2025/) it's not like there was any sort of uptick over the season. So it's not like he was playing less to start the year because of the injury recovery and then played more as he got stronger.

At the end of the day, for almost half the offensive plays we ran last year Diggs contributed as much as any of us did. It's a two-sided coin though because think of how much more productive he had to be on the other half of the snaps then to put up the cumulative numbers he did. For the half of snaps he was out there, he was targeted and caught those targets are very high rates. Which kind of begs the question of why he only played half the snaps?

That's the biggest question for me. Why is his playing time so limited? Is it because they only like him in certain packages? Then I question if his cap dollars are better allocated towards a receiver who they like across all formations. I like Mack Hollins and Boutte but I don't feel either of them should be WR1 or probably even WR2 in playtime like the two of them were last year. That's an issue.

How much 2TE vs. 3WR personnel do they want to play this year? What types/physical profile of WR do they want when they go 2 TE vs. 3 WRs? And then financially, how aggressively will they borrow money from future years to stack more talent this year. Those are all the questions I have with Diggs and his contract.

As much as I’m in the “cut Diggs” camp, this actually is in his favor. Playing around 50% snaps, yet goes for 1,000 yards.

 

[mgteich]

Diggs contract was structured as a year one deal at 16.6M

???
$12.0 M signing bonus
2.9M 2025 salary
3.4M 2025 game bonuses
.2M 2025 workout bonus
2.7M 2026 salary guaranteed'
======
$21.2M total 2025-2026 compensation if you cut him tomorrow.

That is NOT a one year deal for $16.6M. It is the first part of a 3 year $21M AAV contract which the team can get out of for $21.2M

The contract is virtually flat at $21.2 per year.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

Gumby.. be aware.. please don't dare to post any PFF information and anything Google provides on a player it's forbidden on patsfans.com..

No that is only a rule for you. Everyone else can use PFF and AI.

 

[Real fan 02]

No that is only a rule for you. Everyone else can use PFF and AI.

Well TommyD4207 loves PFF..

 

[Froob]

On another note regarding Diggs, a lot will depend on what happens with his court issue.

honestly think that will be a nothing from a legal stand point, based on what we’ve seen. doesn’t exactly paint him in a great light though

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

honestly think that will be a nothing from a legal stand point, based on what we’ve seen. doesn’t exactly paint him in a great light though

Agree. Diggs and Barmore's cases most likely nothingburgers that people overreact to. Almost always money plays that are resolved with a payout.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

I will feel great if we go into next year with diggs as our clear number 2 guy.

This is where im at, love to have him back as long as we’re bringing in another weapon. Maybe doesn’t even have to be superior to diggs, but say a vertical threat like alec pierce would go really well with diggs eating underneath.

Couple that with upgrading the interior of the OL and this offense will wreak havoc next year.

 

[Family]

???
$12.0 M signing bonus
2.9M 2025 salary
3.4M 2025 game bonuses
.2M 2025 workout bonus
2.7M 2026 salary guaranteed'
======
$21.2M total 2025-2026 compensation if you cut him tomorrow.

That is NOT a one year deal for $16.6M. It is the first part of a 3 year $21M AAV contract which the team can get out of for $21.2M

The contract is virtually flat at $21.2 per year.

It was $16.6 plus incentives.

You've added his salary twice.......

I would be on board if they could rewrite so this year's cap is not $26.5, but keeping Diggs at that number is ridiculous.