On Friday, the New England Patriots officially announced the signing of former Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs. The Patriots are the third team for Diggs in the last three years, and according to a recent report, the former Vikings pass-catcher had interest from a couple of other squads as well.
During an episode of "NFL Live" earlier this week, ESPN's Adam Schefter shared that the Jacksonville Jaguars and Denver Broncos had also shown some interest in signing the former Minnesota draft pick this offseason.
Yes, the same Broncos who are currently led by head coach Sean Payton, someone that Vikings fans have grown to despise over the years.
Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos reported interest in former Minnesota Vikings WR Stefon Diggs shouldn't surprise anyone
Thankfully, Diggs opted against teaming up with Payton in Denver this offseason, and he decided to sign a lucrative contract with New England instead. But no one should really be surprised that the Broncos were reportedly interested in adding the All-Pro receiver to their roster this year.
When Diggs was selected by Minnesota in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft, current Denver general manager George Paton was a member of the Vikings' front office as the assistant general manager and vice president of player personnel.
Paton is very familiar with what Diggs can add to an offense and he would have likely been reliable option for Broncos quarterback Bo Nix to throw to next season. But, unfortunately for Denver, the former Minnesota receiver has chosen to catch passes from Patriots second-year quarterback Drake Maye and not Nix.
After tearing his ACL in Week 8 last season, it will be interesting to see if Diggs will even be ready to take the field for New England for the start of the 2025 campaign. On Friday, he claimed that he's ahead of schedule in his recovery from the injury, but that doesn't necessarily mean he'll be good to go for Week 1 next season.
Diggs's tenure with the Patriots will probably take one of two paths. It's either going to go really, really well or it's going to be an epic disaster, and there will be no in between.
Vikings fans are fully aware of the good and bad moments that Diggs tends to create wherever he plays, and New England is just hoping he ends up creating more good moments for them than bad.
