Stefon Diggs to be free agent after Patriots release

Add another veteran wide receiver to the list of pending NFL free agents.

The New England Patriots informed wide receiver Stefon Diggs that they will release him after the start of the new league year, which is set for March 11.

Diggs, 32, signed a three-year, $63.5 million contract with New England in free agency last offseason. He will end his Patriots tenure after playing one year on that contract.

"THANK YOU for a hell of a year," Diggs wrote in an Instagram story. "We family forever (heart emoji)."

During the 2025 season, Diggs' 11th season in the NFL, he caught 85 passes for 1,013 yards and four touchdowns. His receptions and yardage total, along with his 104 targets, led all Patriots pass-catchers this season.

The veteran wide receiver is facing strangulation and assault allegations after a physical altercation with his personal chef in December last year. Diggs was arraigned on Feb. 13, days after the Patriots' loss in Super Bowl 60, and pleaded not guilty to felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery. Diggs is due for another pre-trial hearing on April 1.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Patriots to release star WR Stefon Diggs