When the New England Patriots inked Stefon Diggs to a four-year, $69 million deal, $25 million of it guaranteed, it didn’t just make headlines; it marked a directional shift. A franchise long defined by systematic precision and conservative spending is finally reaching a new identity: one shaped around adaptability,

Stefon Diggs says his Patriots contract -- worth $69 million, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter -- is the range the wide receiver expected, in part because he is coming off a torn ACL.