Curran: How will the Patriots respond to the NFL’s WR arms race? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Legendary Massachusetts politician Tip O’Neill helped popularize the belief that, “All politics is local.” The same goes for professional sports. Football especially.
Action in any of the other 31 NFL states is going to bring a reaction here. Especially if some of the states are — figuratively — neighboring states.
We got up this morning to news the Buffalo Bills had redone the deal of their best wideout, Stefon Diggs. Two weeks ago, the Dolphins traded for and extended wide receiver Tyreek Hill. Both guys are going to make about $25 million per year and — prorating that dough — will be paid a total of about $2.9 million for their two attempts at beating YOUR New England Patriots.
How the Patriots counter what’s going on both in their division and across the NFL at wideout will be interesting to observe over the next few seasons. Because before the Pats can chase post-Brady…