Stefon Diggs and the possibility of him being let go by Patriots

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Is there some info involving Stefon Diggs and the possibility of him being let go by Patriots? Curtis: "unhappy with the events of last week"

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00:00And I feel really poor right now sitting here after Jerry.

00:03But so over the weekend, got some info about the Patriots.

00:07A couple of things of note regarding Steph Diggs.

00:11The big man as an RKK, very unhappy with the events of last week.

00:17Okay.

00:17Went to the top of the organization.

00:20The wide receiver room is the rudderless room of the organization.

00:23Part of the agreement with Rabel and the Patriots and Steph Diggs

00:27before signing him to the roughly $70 million deal

00:31was that he would be rehabbing here

00:33and a presence with the young receivers in the offseason.

00:38That was what most irked Rabel last week.

00:42Which was you had Baker and others playing like idiots.

00:46And the best player on the field, the guy that would command the room,

00:50would have the respect in the ears and the eyes of the young guys,

00:54didn't have Steph Diggs to look toward.

00:57So the organization, I believe, this is just now my guess,

01:02they were trying to leverage the player before they could cut him.

01:07But another nugget, this is from Mike Reese, not related to what I just said.

01:11If he doesn't pass a physical when he's done his offseason rehab,

01:16the $12.5 million is back.

01:18Like that hasn't been set in stone.

01:19That hasn't been paid yet.

01:20But the roster bonus and the signing bonus only are paid when he passes the physical.

01:26So they still can get out from under this.

01:29It's not going to be a release.

01:30It would just be that he didn't get healthy enough.

01:32He failed his physical.

01:33He failed his physical.

01:34And they can say goodbye.

01:35But I do understand the organization's perspective.

01:38I think they handled this right in that if they had released him Friday,

01:42the fan base would have revolted.

01:44It's so clear that they need him given the performance of the receivers.

01:49I know it's just OTAs, but it's a consistent play that is mediocre that's been the case

01:55with the receivers for four years now.

01:56But were they wrong for looking at him as anything other than a talent on the football field?

02:05Like if you're looking at Steph, and you'd have to tell me because you probably know more about this than I do,

02:12having played in the league.

02:13But if you're looking to him to be a leader or a role model for these young wide receivers,

02:22like he's not the kind of guy that you would expect would be that, is he?

02:26I mean, I don't, like, know him personally.

02:30There's never really been anything crazy off the field.

02:32Just from what we know in the locker room, he kind of is selfish and wants the football.

02:37But every receiver and offensive player wants that.

02:39I think they probably looked towards him and said, all right, you've been in the league a long time.

02:44You've had success.

02:45And so that would be a good way for some of these young guys.

02:49You could be there to kind of, you know, give them some advice or mentor them in that way.

02:54But it's advice on catching the football.

02:58It's advice on running routes.

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