Free agent wide receiver Stefon Diggs signing a reported three-year contract with the New England Patriots is coming less than five months after he had suffered a torn ACL. Despite the injury, the team was comfortable giving the 31-year-old a deal worth up to $69 million with $28 million in guarantees.
Those numbers are an indication that his outlook is a positive one, and a new report by ESPN’s Adam Schefter confirms this: Diggs is believed to be “on track” to return by the start of the regular season.
A former member of the Minnesota Vikings and Buffalo Bills, Diggs was traded to the Houston Texans last offseason.