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Patriots WR Stefon Diggs Facing Strangulation, Assault Charges

Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs is facing a charge of felony strangulation or suffocation as well as a charge of misdemeanor assault and battery, according to records from Dedham District Court (Mass.) released on Tuesday.

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Drake Maye Could Become the Fifth QB to Ever Win a Super Bowl

Will Drake Maye win a Super Bowl this season? If so, he’ll become just the fifth second-year quarterback in NFL history to accomplish the feat. Maye is one of the top MVP candidates this year.

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The 'Top-50 all-time NFL rushers' quiz

How many of the 50 NFL players with the most career rushing yards can you name in six minutes?

The '100-rushing-yard NFL games' quiz

The 'NFL TD-catch leaders by season' quiz

The 'Most 1K-rushing-yard NFL seasons' quiz

New England Patriots News / Yardbarker / December 30

Patriots, Stefon Diggs respond to serious allegations with playoffs looming

Diggs is facing charges of felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery stemming from an alleged incident that occurred earlier in December.

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The biggest disappointments from the 2025 NFL season

All NFL players enter the season with high hopes, but sometimes seasons don't go as hoped. These 20 players have been some of the biggest disappointments early in the 2025 season.

Stefon Diggs News / NFLTradeRumors.co / December 30

Stefon Diggs Facing Strangulation & Assault Charges

According to Boston 25 News, Patriots WR Stefon Diggs is facing felony charges of strangulation and a misdemeanor charge of assault stemming from an incident

New England Patriots News / Yardbarker / December 30

Drake Maye wasn't 100 percent during Patriots' blowout win over Jets

Second-year New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye torched the New York Jets for five passing touchdowns in Week 17 despite not being 100 percent.

Patriots QB Drake Maye makes NFL history while also matching franchise icons

Hall of Famer explains why Mike Vrabel should win Coach of the Year

The 25 best NFL nicknames of all-time

The 'Completion % record by NFL team' quiz

New England Patriots News / New England Patriots on SI / December 30

Patriots Legend Shortlisted For Hall of Fame

The Pro Football Hall of Fame dropped its list of finalists in the early hours of December 30, and one New England Patriots legend is still very much in the hunt.

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Looking back at every NFL Christmas Day game

For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.

New England Patriots News / New England Patriots on SI / December 30

Patriots Make Two Cuts, Possible Prelude to IR Returns

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – As the New England Patriots begin to turn their attention toward their Week 18 matchup against the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium, they are already making some adjustments to their 53-man roster.

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The 'Most NFL pass completions' quiz

The 'NBA Christmas Day triple-doubles' quiz

The 'NFL rookie QBs to win a playoff game' quiz

The 'NBA Christmas Day 40-point games' quiz

Stefon Diggs News / Gridiron Heroics / December 30

Patriots WR Stefon Diggs Receives $500,000 News Amid NFL Season

Stefon Diggs reached a major financial milestone during the New England Patriots’ dominant Week 17 performance, adding another highlight to his first season with the franchise.

Drake Maye News / EasySportz / December 30

Drake Maye Is the NFL’s MVP, and It Should Not Be Debated

The Patriots’ second-year quarterback has done more with less, lifted a rebuilding roster, and changed the balance of power in the AFC. The NFL Most Valuable Player award is often treated like a scoreboard exercise.

New England Patriots News / Pro Football Rumors / December 29

Patriots OT Will Campbell Expected To Return To Practice

The Patriots are starting to get healthy at the perfect time. Following last week’s news that Milton Williams returned to practice, the Patriots are also expected to welcome back OT Will Campbell to the practice field this week, Mike Vrabel told reporters (via ESPN’s Mike Reiss).

New England Patriots News / Last Word On Sports / December 29

The New England Patriots Are AFC East Champions

The AFC East throne has officially been returned to Foxborough, Massachusetts. Winning the division was one of Mike Vrabel’s goals that he laid out when he first addressed the team on April 7.

Mike Vrabel News / Yardbarker / December 29