Stefon Diggs' Job With Patriots Could Be In Jeopardy After Disturbing Viral Video: Report

Diggs, a two-time All-Pro selection who signed a three-year, $69 million contract with the Patriots in March, hasn’t been present at Patriots OTAs, and his future with the team is now in question according to a recent report from Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer.

“I sort of think all things are on the table,” Breer said in a radio interview with 98.5 The Sports Hub. “And I think it’s really, to me at least, it’s going to boil down to what [Stefon] told Vrabel and how believable it was, because I think it’s going to be hard for anybody — the league’s going to look into this and they’re going to hit a dead end because they’re not going to be able to prove what was in the bag. So, then it’s up to the team to make a decision.”

Diggs’ deal, which included a $12 million signing bonus, comes with $25 million guaranteed. Breer noted if New England has any chance of getting some of that money back for essentially firing Diggs for cause, they have to move swiftly.

“If the team wants to recoup any of the guaranteed money, they have to cut him right away because you can’t hold him on the roster for two weeks and decide, ‘OK, we’re done with you then,’” Breer continued. “So, my guess would be the reason he wasn’t at practice—and this is purely a guess—might be because [Vrabel] told him to stay away and maybe they’re sorting through everything now.”

Breer also noted that Diggs’ behavior is exactly what Vrabel is trying to discourage with the culture shift he’s trying to instill in his first year as Patriots head coach.

“This sort of thing can undermine all of that,” Breer added. “If [Diggs] falls on the sword and does everything right, then fine, but, if [Vrabel] thinks he is lying to him I just wouldn’t doubt Mike having the stomach to cut him.”