Vikings Listed Stefon Diggs As Having Missed Practice Today For Non-Injury Reasons

The New England Patriots’ defense played really well and saved the game against the Buffalo Bills. Quarterback Tom Brady threw for 150 yards and the offense had nine points in the win. Well, things got really messed up when people started talking about the possible acquiring of Stefon Diggs.

The Minnesota Vikings wide receiver missed his practice on Wednesday, and fans talk about his possible arrival in New England.

But, is there any room for him in New England?

“Without being able to complain about their defense, New England Patriots fans have focused all of their attention toward pining for wide receiver help since the departure of Antonio Brown. Names like Emmanuel Sanders, Stefon Diggs and A.J. Green regularly are tossed around on social media as trade options,” NESN’s Doug Kyed wrote. “It’s unclear if the Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings and Cincinnati Bengals even would be willing to part with those players, but if they are, the Patriots would have a hard time acquiring them. The Patriots essentially had one shot at adding a significant piece to their 2019 roster, and they used it on Brown, who is eating up $5.75 million worth of salary cap room despite the fact that New England hasn’t paid him. That cap space would open up if Brown loses his grievance with the Patriots, but that might not come until next season. For now, that contract is eating up valuable cap room.

“One final way to open up cap space would be to extend linebacker Kyle Van Noy. It might not create enough cap space to acquire a player like Sanders, Diggs or Green, since his salary is only $4.25 million. There’s also the question of whether the Patriots even need to acquire a receiver. They currently roster Julian Edelman, Josh Gordon, Phillip Dorsett, Jakobi Meyers, Gunner Olszewski and Matthew Slater on their wide receiver depth chart. Edelman is already banged up with a chest injury, and it’s difficult to count on Gordon given his personal history. Dorsett is best used as a No. 3, and Meyers and Olszewski are undrafted rookies.