Patriots part ways with Stefon Diggs to free up cap space
New England plans to release wide receiver Stefon Diggs after the league year begins, freeing roughly $16.8 million in cap space. Diggs, 32, signed a three-year, $63.5 million deal and was coming off an ACL injury, but the Patriots viewed him as a declining No. 1 option; the move leaves a WR group that could include targets like A.J. Brown or Alec Pierce as potential replacements.