‘Diggs caught the “Minnesota Miracle” touchdown in the 2017 playoffs against the Saints and followed it up with back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons (with 15 of his 30 career touchdowns), but he is not in the same class as Hopkins.’
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Mario Addison leaving Panthers in NFL free agency
‘The Panthers were Addison’s fourth team in his first two NFL seasons when he joined them in 2012, and he’s been with Carolina since. Over the past four seasons, he’s had at least nine sacks in every year and totaled 39, which ranks 11th in the league since 2016.’
Buffalo Bills to acquire Stefon Diggs in trade with Minnesota Vikings, per report
‘Diggs, 26, had a turbulent run in Minnesota. A fifth-round pick out of Maryland in 2015, he quickly exceed expectations and became one of the league’s most dynamic threats. In a divisional playoff game against the New Orleans Saints in the 2017 season, his 61-yard, last-second touchdown vaulted the Vikings to the NFC championship game in a play later labeled the “Minneapolis Miracle.”‘
AP Source: Bills To Land WR Diggs In Trade With Vikings
‘In Diggs, the Bills provide Allen with an established wideout on an offense that finished 24th in the NFL in yards gained last season, and 26th in yards passing. Allen enters his third season still attempting to address questions regarding his accuracy that have followed since being selected in the first round of the 2018 draft.’
Source: Bills acquire WR Stefon Diggs from Vikings for 4 draft picks
‘Diggs showed signs of visible frustration last season, which boiled over following a Week 4 loss at Chicago. The wide receiver was fined $200,000 for unexcused absences from practices and team meetings the following week. The star wide receiver said then that he hadn’t “communicated anything” in regard to requesting a trade but that there was “truth to all rumors” amid the assumption that he was unhappy with the state of the Vikings’ offense, which had shifted toward a run-first approach, and his role within it.’
Sources: DE Mario Addison agrees to 3-year deal with Bills
‘Considered undersized for an every-down end in a 4-3 scheme, the 6-foot-3, 254-pound Addison wasn’t a full-time starter until 2017, when he started all 16 games. He responded with a career-best 11 sacks after signing a three-year, $22.5 million extension during the offseason.’
Source: Former Saints LB A.J. Klein joining Bills on 3-year deal
‘His numbers have been remarkably consistent: 54 tackles and two sacks in 12 games in 2017; 70 tackles and two sacks in 2018; 69 tackles and 2.5 sacks in 2019. He had one interception in each of the past two seasons, including his first career touchdown last season.’
Buffalo Bills’ 2020 NFL free-agent signings: Mario Addison caps big night
‘Here’s a breakdown of every 2020 NFL free-agent signing by the Buffalo Bills, and how each will impact the upcoming season…’.
Ex-Bills DE Shaq Lawson agrees to 3-year, $30M deal with Dolphins
‘Lawson, a 2016 first-round pick, was an early target to upgrade a Dolphins pass rush that produced a league-worst 23 sacks in 2019. He played for Dolphins defensive line coach Marion Hobby at Clemson.’
Bills trade first-rounder and multiple draft picks to Vikings for Stefon Diggs, per reports
‘Even before the extension talks with Cousins came to light, a Diggs trade has been running around the rumor mill for quite some time. Most recently, speculation about a potential deal to the Arizona Cardinals, who just acquired DeAndre Hopkins in a deal with the Houston Texans earlier on Monday, came to light when he was spotting working out in their teams gear. While he didn’t end up in the desert, Diggs is seemingly getting his wish to part ways with the Vikings organization.’
Bills-Vikings trade grades: Buffalo finds Josh Allen true No. 1 in Stefon Diggs, Minnesota adds draft capital
‘The Bills gave up several Day 3 picks in addition to their late first-round pick for a proven wide receiver who was almost definitely underutilized in Minnesota’s run-heavy offense playing alongside wide receiver Adam Thielen.’
Report: Bills trade for WR Stefon Diggs
‘Diggs signed a 5 year contract extension woth $72 million prior to the 2018 season. He has four years remaining on his deal and, according to Spotrac, will count $11.5 milion on the team’s 2020 salary cap.’
Report: Bills agree to terms with DE Mario Addison
‘Addison is goingto be 33 years old at the start of next season, but he’s been one of the most consistent defenisve ends in football over the past four years, and has a big connection to Bills head coach Sean McDermott, general manager Brandon Beane, and new defensive line coach Eric Washington.’
Report: Bills agree to terms with linebacker A.J. Klein
‘He’s considered a smart and instinctual linebacker. McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane really value portion flexibility, which Klein has, able to play all three linebacker spots, as well as special teams.’
Believe in Beane
‘Now, the vision is much more clear. The goals are far higher. This team is looking to win a championship and they appear to have an idea of how to do it.’