{"id":18966,"date":"2025-03-28T01:17:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T01:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=18966"},"modified":"2025-03-28T01:17:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T01:17:23","slug":"patriots-head-coach-mike-vrabel-reveals-reason-behind-adding-69-million-receiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=18966","title":{"rendered":"Patriots Head Coach Mike Vrabel Reveals Reason Behind Adding $69 Million Receiver"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1750607479_1291bb-e1743119025140.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1750607479_1291bb-e1743119025140.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1750607479_1291bb-e1743119025140.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1750607479_1291bb-e1743119025140.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Patriots Head Coach Mike Vrabel Reveals Reason Behind Adding $69 Million Receiver\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The New England Patriots finally got their WR1 in former Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans receiver, Stefon Diggs, signing to a 3 year, $69 deal on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst many agree that the price was perhaps steep for a 31 year old coming off an ACL tear, Diggs will undoubtedly be an asset to his former AFC East rivals, if he is able to recapture his pre-injury form in Houston, where he was on track for another 1000 yard + season.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Chris Long on the Green Light podcast, Vrabel made it clear why he thought the team needed to splash out to sign the 2 x All-Pro wideout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust trying to make sure we\u2019re supporting Drake and supporting the football team,\u201d Vrabel said to Chris Long. \u201cThis is a highly-competitive, confident receiver that\u2019s produced throughout his career. In multiple ways. Play style, he\u2019s got a play strength to him that you see, that he can play physical. You know, route craft. Good at the catch point, been good in the red zone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a play style to him that I\u2019ve always appreciated and that we want to continue to enhance and make sure that he\u2019s doing things to help us. His conversation, his demeanor, his attitude, and his presence have been great through our conversations and hopefully we can continue to add good players.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_desktop_webp\/s3\/2024-07\/USATSI_7398809.jpg.webp?itok=cWuxy7bV\" alt=\"Patriots urged to trade up in NFL Draft for 1,011-yard WR after Stefon Diggs  signing | Sporting News\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Vrabel Confident In Addition Of Diggs To Patriots Team<\/h2>\n<p>Beyond his perhaps inflated contract number, concerns had been voiced about Diggs\u2019 character, with his \u201cdiva\u201d like persona in the NFL preceding him.<\/p>\n<p>However, the majority of people who have worked with the former Bill not only like, but love him, according to Sports Illustrated\u2019s Albert Breer.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the \u201ccompetitive\u201d nature of Diggs was viewed by Breer\u2019s sources both as a big plus, but also at times a minus when he would let that part of his personality dominate his emotions.<\/p>\n<h2>Will Diggs Be A Good Addition To The Patriots?<\/h2>\n<p>Some in the media believe that the benefits of having a veteran receiver like Diggs could be undermined by his volatile personality, which in turn could end up being a net detriment to the young, rebuilding team.<\/p>\n<p>Going into his second year, it was critical that the Patriots found an elite weapon for franchise quarterback, Drake Maye, who demonstrated genuine promise in year one, despite having one of the worst rookie QB offensive setups around him seen in recent memory.<\/p>\n<p>Had the team been picking earlier in the draft, and thus had total control over their projected draft selection, they may have been more reluctant to add Diggs, as the possibility of adding dual CB\/WR, Travis Hunter, would have been in their control. However, at #4, there is a realistic chance that he will be gone, and that they will have to settle for the draft\u2019s top offensive tackle, either Missouri\u2019s Armand Membou or LSU\u2019s Will Campbell.<\/p>\n<p>With no guarantees, and Diggs\u2019 recovery apparently going better than expected, Diggs may well become the sort of target that could quickly accelerate Maye\u2019s development and make the Patriots a competitive team once more.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New England Patriots finally got their WR1 in former Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans receiver, Stefon Diggs, signing to a 3 year, $69 deal on Tuesday. 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