{"id":1220,"date":"2025-04-08T18:25:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T18:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gospelmusiconline.com\/?p=1220"},"modified":"2025-04-09T12:35:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T12:35:30","slug":"stefon-diggs-has-decided-on-his-jersey-number-with-patriots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gospelmusiconline.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/stefon-diggs-has-decided-on-his-jersey-number-with-patriots\/","title":{"rendered":"Stefon Diggs Has Decided On His Jersey Number With Patriots"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_405354\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-405354\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-405354 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - SEPTEMBER 22: Stefon Diggs #1 of the Houston Texans looks on before the game against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on September 22, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"http:\/\/gospelmusiconline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Stefon-Diggs-8-1024x683-1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-405354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The New England Patriots have their new WR1.<\/p>\n<p>He wasn\u2019t their first, second, or third choice, but Stefon Diggs is no average consolation prize.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by NFL insider Ari Meirov, Diggs will wear No. 8 in Foxboro.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-script=\"true\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stefon Diggs will wear No. 8 with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Patriots<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/no75tQncfD\">pic.twitter.com\/no75tQncfD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySportsUpdate\/status\/1909654583938277623?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He wore No. 14 with the Minnesota Vikings and Buffalo Bills before switching to No. 1 with the Houston Texans, which was the same number he wore in college at Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots unsuccessfully tried to get Tee Higgins and Chris Godwin before inking Diggs to a very lucrative three-year deal worth $69 million.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, that was a risky move.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s coming off a season-ending injury, isn\u2019t getting any younger, and has a long and well-documented history of power struggles and burning bridges.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, they added a potential exit after one year.<\/p>\n<p>Still, if Diggs can return to his former self, he\u2019s going to be a massive pickup for Mike Vrabel\u2019s team, not to mention he\u2019s just the kind of workhorse that Drake Maye needs in the passing game.<\/p>\n<p>He had a strong season with the Texans when he was healthy, and it seemed like he still had plenty left in the tank.<\/p>\n<p>Diggs is an avid competitor, and he doesn\u2019t take losing or not being heavily involved in the passing game lightly.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, that won\u2019t be an issue next season, as the Patriots should be much improved after one year under Jerod Mayo, but it\u2019s not like the bar was that high.<\/p>\n<p>They will most definitely be better, but whether they will be a playoff team remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/stefon-diggs-has-decided-on-his-jersey-number-with-patriots\/\">Stefon Diggs Has Decided On His Jersey Number With Patriots<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\">The Cold Wire<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn\/Getty Images) \u00a0 The New England Patriots have their new WR1. 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