However, Diggs is confident about his readiness for the upcoming season. The four-time Pro Bowler spent last season with the Houston Texans after a four-year stint with one of the Patriots' AFC East rivals, the Buffalo Bills.

Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel wouldn’t give a timeline on wide receiver Stefon Diggs’ recovery from knee surgery, but he did say the newly signed pass catcher is “on schedule.” Diggs tore his ACL in October.

The Patriots finally landed their coveted WR1, but the signing came with a major caveat. Stefon Diggs is still recovering from a torn ACL suffered in late October. Fortunately for both team and player, it sounds like the wideout is ahead of schedule in his recovery.