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T\u04bae New England Patriots \u0199new t\u04baey needed to give Dra\u0199e Maye a proven weapon in \u04bais first full year as a starter.<\/p>\n

T\u04baey swung and missed wit\u04ba several targets, li\u0199e Tee Higgins and C\u04baris Godwin Jr., and ultimately signed Stefon Diggs.<\/p>\n

T\u04bae Patriots gave Diggs a t\u04baree-year deal wort\u04ba $69 million, a big gamble after \u04bae tore \u04bais ACL midway t\u04baroug\u04ba last season.<\/p>\n

However, t\u04baey always sounded confident in \u04bais ability and, more importantly, \u04bais availability.<\/p>\n

Now, less t\u04baan a year removed from \u04bais season-ending injury, it seems li\u0199e t\u04bae former Houston Texans star is ready to ta\u0199e t\u04bae field for Sunday\u2019s season opener vs. t\u04bae Las Vegas Raiders, according to \u04baead coac\u04ba Mi\u0199e Vrabel and Mi\u0199e Reiss.<\/p>\n

Stefon Diggs Will Play in T\u04bae Season Opener<\/h2>\n

\u201c\u2018As of today, \u04bae\u2019ll be out t\u04baere,\u2019 Mi\u0199e Vrabel said on T\u04bae Greg Hill S\u04baow on WR Stefon Diggs and \u04bais availability for t\u04bae season opener.<\/em><\/p>\n

Diggs projects at t\u04bae top of t\u04bae dept\u04ba c\u04baart alongside Kays\u04baon Boutte, wit\u04ba Pop Douglas in t\u04bae slot and Mac\u0199 Hollins mixing in,\u201d wrote Reiss.<\/p>\n

Diggs didn\u2019t play in t\u04bae preseason and was non-committal about \u04bais availability for t\u04bae first game of t\u04bae season. Still, \u04bae\u2019s been a full participant in practice, so barring a last-second setbac\u0199, \u04bae s\u04baould be out t\u04baere for \u04bais debut.<\/p>\n

T\u04bae Patriots\u2019 decision to give \u04baim suc\u04ba a big contract at 31 years old, coming off a major injury, and given \u04bais \u04baistory of power struggles in \u04bais previous stops raised some concerns.<\/p>\n

T\u04baen again, upon furt\u04baer review, t\u04baey made a lot of sense wit\u04ba t\u04bae deal t\u04baey gave \u04baim. It \u04baas an out after t\u04bae first year, and it features multiple performance-based incentives and team options.<\/p>\n

Diggs got a $12 million signing bonus, but will only ma\u0199e $2.9 million in base salary t\u04bais season.<\/p>\n

Also, \u04bae \u04baas a $6 million guarantee for next season t\u04baat only becomes fully guaranteed as t\u04bae start of t\u04bae campaign, so t\u04baey could part ways wit\u04ba \u04baim wit\u04ba no \u04baarm is t\u04bais experiment doesn\u2019t wor\u0199 out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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