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Stefon Diggs has broken his silence on his impending release from the New England Patriots.
“THANK YOU for a hell of a year,” Diggs, 32, wrote via his Instagram Story on Wednesday, March 4. “We family forever @patriots … Until we meet again.”
Earlier on Wednesday, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported via X that Patriots management informed Diggs that they planned to release him “after the start of the league year next week.”
“Stefon Diggs had an additional $6 million set to become fully guaranteed next week Friday,” Pelissero, 44, later reported. “The Patriots didn’t want to drag him along and informed him today they’re moving on, giving him a jump start. He’ll be released next Wednesday [March 11].”
Per the NFL, the Patriots’ decision to cut Diggs was “purely financially motivated” because of the timing of his fully guaranteed contract. The Patriots have yet to comment on the release.
Diggs signed a three-year, $63.5 million contract with the New England Patriots in March 2025 and helped lead the team to Super Bowl LX last month, where they ultimately lost to the Seattle Seahawks. Despite the disappointing end to the season, Diggs led the Patriots squad in receiving yards while earning 1,013 yards on 85 receptions and four touchdowns.
The Patriots initially stood by Diggs in December 2025 when he was charged with felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery over an alleged confrontation with a private chef. (The chef alleged that a dispute over pay turned violent earlier that month.)
Stefon Diggs in September 2025. Adam Glanzman/Getty Images
“The New England Patriots are aware of the accusations that have been made regarding Stefon Diggs,” a Patriots spokesperson said in December. “Stefon has informed the organization that he categorically denies the allegations. We support Stefon. We will continue to gather information and will cooperate fully with the appropriate authorities and the NFL as necessary. Out of respect for all parties involved, and given that this is an ongoing legal matter, we will have no further comment at this time.”
Diggs pleaded not guilty in February 2026 and his attorney, Michael DiStefano, predicted the NFL star would be “completely exonerated.”
It has been a dramatic few weeks for the embattled NFL star. Us Weekly learned in February that Diggs and rapper Cardi B separated days before the Super Bowl.
“They are always so up and down. This isn’t the first time they have broken up,” a source exclusively told Us at the time. “Cardi is single and putting herself out there again. She feels free. He betrayed her so many times. Her friends have been trying to show her that he is not right for her and that she deserved better.”
Cardi, 33, seemingly addressed the split for the first time during a concert in San Francisco on February 27.
“Who you playing with, motherf***er?” she said during a concert in San Francisco per a video shared via X. “You ain’t never had a bad bitch like this…Never in your motherf***in’ life. None of them bitches f***in’ with me.”
Cardi B and Stefon Diggs in January 2026. Justin Edmonds/Getty Images
Cardi and Diggs welcomed a baby boy together in November 2025. Cardi shares daughters Kulture, 7, and Blossom, 17 months, and son Wave, 4 with ex-husband Offset while Diggs has multiple children from previous relationships.
