Stefon Diggs Acquitted: What a Not-Guilty Verdict Means for His NFL Future and Your Prop Sheet

Stefon Diggs is a free agent with a clean legal slate. A Boston jury acquitted the 32-year-old wide receiver Tuesday on assault and strangulation charges stemming from an alleged December 2025 incident involving a former employee. Per Aaron Wilson of KPRC2, the verdict came down Tuesday, removing the last major obstacle between Diggs and an NFL roster spot heading into the 2026 season.

The legal cloud had been real. New England cut Diggs after just one season of a three-year deal — a brutal outcome for a receiver who, at his peak, ranked among the most complete route runners in the league. His 2023 season with the Bills (107 receptions, 1,183 yards) now feels like a lifetime ago, but the talent hasn't evaporated. What evaporated was team interest, with the criminal case making any signing a reputational and contractual minefield. That minefield is now cleared.

At 32, Diggs isn't the same player who torched Buffalo's all-time receiving records, but he's not a charity signing either. He runs precise routes, wins at the intermediate level, and still commands safety attention. Any contender adding him as a WR2 or slot presence gets a proven hands-catcher who elevates the short-to-intermediate passing game immediately. Teams with thin receiver rooms — think playoff-caliber squads who lost a contributor this offseason — should be on the phone this week.

From a prop-betting standpoint, monitor the signing destination closely. Diggs landing on a pass-heavy offense as a legitimate second option would immediately move the needle on his receiving yards and receptions props. In his prime, Diggs was a 90-plus catch, 1,000-plus yard weapon. A realistic 2026 projection in the right system — say, 60 receptions for 750 yards — would make early-market receiving yards totals (likely set conservatively around 500-550 given the uncertainty) legitimately exploitable on the over. The market will underprice him if set before his role is defined.

The broader ripple: whichever team signs Diggs sees an immediate redistribution of targets. Their incumbent WR2 or slot receiver's receptions and receiving yards props become sell candidates the moment a deal is announced. Sharp bettors should bookmark both Diggs' own lines and the depth-chart casualty at his new address — that's where the real edge lives at signing.