NFL side the New England Patriots are reportedly set to release wide receiver Stefon Diggs. According to ESPN, Diggs, 32, was informed by team officials that he would be released on Wednesday, March 11. The move comes less than a year after he signed a three-year, $63.5 million contract with the AFC champions. Reacting to the development, Diggs wrote on his Instagram Stories: “THANK YOU for a hell of a year. We family forever.” The news follows weeks of off-field controversy surrounding the player. Diggs recently pleaded not guilty to charges of felony strangulation and misdemeanor assault and battery. His tenure with the Patriots was marked by several incidents, including a viral yacht video last May and an arrest in December after a woman accused him of slapping and choking her. Off ...