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Patriots Release Diggs Amid Criminal Charges

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The New England Patriots are set to release wide receiver Stefon Diggs, a Maryland football alum, saving the team $16.8 million. Despite a strong 2025 season with the Patriots, Diggs faces serious criminal charges, including felony strangulation. Meanwhile, Maryland sports teams had mixed results, with mens basketball losing and baseball winning, while womens lacrosse remained undefeated. The Patriots also added Matt Barnes as special teams coordinator, and Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank, a Maryland grad, made the list of the one hundred most influential people in college basketball.

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Patriots Release Diggs Amid Criminal Charges

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NFL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Patriots Release Diggs Amid Criminal Charges. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

Welcome to NFL News Today. Two minutes of updates that matter to NFL fans, hit subscribe and stay connected. The New England Patriots planned to release wide receivers to Fawn Diggs, a Maryland football alum, when the new NFL League year begins on March 11th. This move will save the team $16,800,000 since Diggs was due $26,500,000 in. Diggs had a strong bounce back season in 2025 with New England after tearing his ACL the previous year with Houston. He led the Patriots with 85 receptions, 1,013 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns helping them reach Super Bowl 60. Before it lost to the Seahawks, the release timing lines up with Diggs facing serious criminal charges, including felony strangulation from a December incident with his former. Personal chef. He accused him of slapping her face and choking her with his elbow, but Diggs has pleaded not guilty. Meanwhile, other Maryland sports teams had mixed results this week.

Men's basketball suffered its 15th conference loss ever, a 78-45 blowout at Wisconsin. Baseball kept rolling with a 7-3 win at Delaware for their 5th straight victory. Women's lacrosse stay perfect at 6-0 after beating Hofstra, 16-9. Football added Matt Barnes, a special team's coordinator, an underarmor CEO Kevin Plank, another Maryland grad, made the list of the 100. Most influential people in college basketball. Quick thanks to today's sponsor. See the description for more. Some travel miles to find peace. I just climb into bed and listen, S-O-L-I-S-O-L-P-L-O dot com.

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