At the final practice of Patriots mandatory minicamp in Foxborough, Mass., on Tuesday, wide receiver Stefon Diggs spoke with reporters but did not address a viral video that has inspired speculation about his future with the team. In the video, posted to social media, Diggs is seen enjoying himself on a boat with three bikini-clad […]
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Patriots’ Stefon Diggs doesn’t comment on viral video
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At the final practice of Patriots mandatory minicamp in Foxborough, Mass., on Tuesday, wide receiver Stefon Diggs spoke with reporters but did not address a viral video that has inspired speculation about his future with the team.
In the video, posted to social media, Diggs is seen enjoying himself on a boat with three bikini-clad women that included top-selling rapper Cardi B, but he’s also seen brandishing a plastic bag filled with a mysterious pink substance.
The 31-year-old Diggs has refrained from speaking about the incident, and did so again Tuesday despite some observers wondering if the four-time Pro Bowler could be in hot water with either his new team or the NFL at large.
First-year Patriots coach Mike Vrabel spoke recently on the importance of players making “good decisions.”
“I kind of keep my personal life personal,” Diggs said. “I had a conversation with Vrabel, obviously, and I’m going to echo everything that he said. Hope everyone makes good decisions. I had some conversations with people in the building as well. So, everything else is everything else, and the particulars are all internal.”
A First-Team All-Pro in 2020, Diggs signed a three-year, $69 million contract with the Patriots in March.
He has described his rapport with Vrabel as being positive and expressed admiration for Vrabel’s championship pedigree.
“I’m a huge fan of him,” Diggs said. “I can’t wait to play for him. He’s got that itch that you want to run through a wall for him. I look forward to it. Me and him go back and forth in practice, and I’m not even participating.”
A year ago, Diggs played in just eight games for the Houston Texans due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament, breaking a string of six straight 1,000-yard seasons to begin his career. He has amassed 857 receptions for 10,491 yards and 70 touchdowns during his 10-year career split among the Minnesota Vikings (2015-19), Buffalo Bills (2020-23) and Texans (2024).
–Field Level Media