Patriots Post-Super Bowl Roster Rebuild: Diggs Released, Draft Focus on Edge, TE, and OT at Pick #31
The Patriots' post-Super Bowl LX roster reshaping continued this week with the release of WR Stefon Diggs, the departure of edge rusher K'Lavon Chaisson (74 QB pressures in 2025) to Washington for $10.3M guaranteed, and safety Jaylinn Hawkins (4 INTs) to Baltimore. The team signed TE Julian Hill and CB Kindle Vildor to address depth. With Pick #31, analysts identify tight end (Kenyon Sadiq, Oregon), offensive tackle (Monroe Freeling, Georgia), and edge rusher (Akheem Mesidor, Miami, 12.5 sacks) as the primary targets. The A.J. Brown trade remains in a 'staring contest' with a post-June 1 deal increasingly expected.