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 recognize, it would not shock me,” Moon advised Babcock moments after the information broke. “He brings numerous baggage wherever he goes proper now. He has off-the-field stuff, and he wasn’t as productive over the past a part of the season as he had been within the first a part of the season.”

The transfer is notable contemplating Diggs truly 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 possible made the choice even simpler.

“Wage cap-wise, they’ll most likely use that cash to improve the place and possibly with a youthful, inexpensive receiver,” he stated.

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

“I feel he’ll discover someplace to go,” Moon advised us. “Some group will desire a veteran receiver that has expertise like he does, and he is been fairly productive.”

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

“The best way they do their calendar with the mix and the pre-agency and OTAs and the subsequent factor you realize, it is coaching camp,” Moon stated. “They keep within the headlines. The NFL is a advertising and marketing machine. They are surely.”