Stefon Diggs Still Unsigned, Claims No WR2 in NFL Is Better
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- Stefon Diggs is still a free agent just over two weeks before NFL training camps begin, claiming on his YouTube channel that no team's No. 2 wide receiver is better than him despite acknowledging he is no longer a top-tier receiver
- New England Patriots released Diggs in March in a financially-driven move because his $26.5 million salary cap hit was deemed too steep, then traded for A.J. Brown and signed Romeo Doubs to rebuild the receiving corps
- Diggs posted 85 receptions for 1,013 yards and four touchdowns in the 2025 regular season, his seventh career 1,000-yard campaign, and added 14 catches for 110 yards and a touchdown in New England's run to the Super Bowl
- Diggs identified only seven 'real No. 1's' across the league and challenged teams to name a No. 2 receiver better than him while also stating he can 'compete with anybody'
- The NFL closed its review of Diggs last month after determining there was insufficient evidence of a personal conduct policy violation, clearing a path back to signing
- Diggs was found not guilty in May of assaulting his private chef in a pay dispute after pleading not guilty in February to felony strangulation and misdemeanor assault charges
- Diggs' 2025 success completed a career revival after a season-ending knee injury derailed his one-year stay with the Houston Texans in 2024
Why it matters: A receiver coming off a 1,013-yard season and a Super Bowl run — his seventh 1,000-yard year — is still unsigned with camps looming, which means teams are weighing his $26.5 million cap history and off-field baggage against his production. The Patriots' decision to replace him with A.J. Brown via trade and Romeo Doubs via free agency shows the price tag alone scared off one suitor, and the NFL's clearance of his personal-conduct review removes the last obvious barrier to a deal.
