{"id":796369,"date":"2026-03-06T14:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T14:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/796369\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T14:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T14:56:14","slug":"stefon-diggs-buffalo-bills-reunion-rumors-swirl-amid-patriots-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/796369\/","title":{"rendered":"Stefon Diggs\u2019 Buffalo Bills Reunion Rumors Swirl Amid Patriots Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stefon Diggs might be reuniting with his former NFL team, the Buffalo Bills, amid his Patriots release. For those unversed, the New England Patriots released the 32-year-old after the completion of one year of his three-year contract. Diggs thanked his team and fans in a heartwarming message posted to his Instagram Stories.<\/p>\n<p>Stefon Diggs\u2019 Buffalo Bills reunion rumors circulate online amid release from Patriots<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2026\/03\/05\/stefon-diggs-released-from-new-england-patriots\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"1075594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Stefon Diggs<\/a> sparks reunion rumors with his former NFL team, the Buffalo Bills, amid his Patriots release. Diggs played for the Bills from 2020 to 2023 before moving on to the Houston Texans in 2024 and the New England Patriots in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Now, as per a new development, the Bills are reportedly courting Diggs back to their team. During a March 5 discussion on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/video\/clip\/_\/id\/48110762\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ESPN<\/a>, Jason McCourty and Kimberley A. Martin raised the idea of the Bills strengthening their offense by bringing back Diggs. The video is titled, \u201cShould the Bills consider bringing Stefon Diggs back to Buffalo?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The host asked, \u201cCould you see a situation where Diggs goes back there?\u201d McCourty replied, \u201cNo, I don\u2019t. Some things are meant to be left as history, like you talked about. What Diggs did to help Josh Allen, what Josh Allen did to help Stefon Diggs at that point in their careers. But right now, I don\u2019t see Stefon Diggs being back at Buffalo, given how everything ended and how everything is going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to NFL Network insider <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TomPelissero\/status\/2029292124508754030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Tom Pelissero,<\/a> \u201cThe Patriots informed four-time Pro Bowl WR Stefon Diggs they\u2019re releasing him after the start of the league year next week, as per sources.\u201d Reportedly, Diggs and the Patriots were unable to agree on restructuring his contract, and so the team released him after just one year.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the 32-year-old had a good last year with the Patriots in terms of his on-field performance. Diggs recorded 85 receptions for 1,013 yards and four touchdowns while helping the Patriots reach the Super Bowl (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/sports\/a\/bernadette-giacomazzo\/buffalo-bills-stefon-diggs-rehire-rumors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Complex<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the former Patriots star reflected on his time with the Bills and claimed that he wanted to \u201cfinish career in Buffalo\u201d with the Bills. Diggs said, \u201cAt that point, I was saying I wanted to finish my career in Buffalo. It didn\u2019t happen that way. That\u2019s part of the business\u201d (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bills\/onsi\/stefon-diggs-claims-he-wanted-to-finish-career-in-buffalo-with-bills-super-bowl-lx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sports Illustrated<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Originally reported by Anwaya Mane on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1739697-stefon-diggs-buffalo-bills-reunion-rumors-patriots-release\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Mandatory<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stefon Diggs might be reuniting with his former NFL team, the Buffalo Bills, amid his Patriots release. 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