Warren Moon Not Stunned Patriots Dumped Stefon Diggs, ‘He Brings Baggage’

Stefon Diggs’ launch in New England raised loads of eyebrows — however not Warren Moon’s.

We caught up with the Corridor of Fame quarterback after the information of Diggs’ launch broke, and the legendary QB tells TMZ Sports activities the transfer made sense given the circumstances surrounding the veteran receiver.

“You know, it doesn’t surprise me,” Moon informed Babcock moments after the information broke. “He brings a lot of baggage wherever he goes right now. He has off-the-field stuff, and he wasn’t as productive over the last part of the season as he had been in the first part of the season.”

The transfer is notable contemplating Diggs really produced in his lone season in Foxborough — beginning all 17 video games and hauling in 85 catches for 1,013 yards and 4 touchdowns whereas serving as Drake Maye’s most focused receiver within the younger QB’s second season.

Moon stated the monetary flexibility doubtless made the choice even simpler.

“Salary cap-wise, they can probably use that money to upgrade the position and maybe with a younger, less expensive receiver,” he stated.

Nonetheless, Moon believes Diggs’ résumé ought to assist him land someplace quickly as he searches for his subsequent workforce.

“I think he’ll find somewhere to go,” Moon informed us. “Some team will want a veteran receiver that has experience like he does, and he’s been pretty productive.”

And if the discharge seems like the most recent headline in a unending NFL information cycle, Moon says that’s no accident.

“The way they do their calendar with the combine and the pre-agency and OTAs and the next thing you know, it’s training camp,” Moon stated. “They stay in the headlines. The NFL is a marketing machine. They really are.”