Stefon Diggs was back at New England Patriots method on Monday for the very first time because his absence last week made waves following viral video of him at a yacht party
Diggs swung to media with his headgear on and ran onto the area after providing a quick welcoming to press reporters.
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“Nice to see y’all,” Diggs stated towards the numerous electronic cameras that were educated on him.
Diggs after that ran drills with his colleagues as a minimal method individual.
His look at Patriots method was his initial because his significant lack recently.
Diggs appearing or otherwise appearing to volunteer arranged group tasks normally would not gather much focus. There’s no holdout below. The professional pass receiver is playing on a three-year, $69 million contract that he authorized to sign up with the Patriots this offseason.
But his lack showed up after numerous video clips from Memorial Day weekend break appeared of Diggs at a private yacht event. One of those video clips functions Diggs bordered by ladies and handing out a baggie with unidentified contents.
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As Diggs was lacking from method on Wednesday, Patriots head instructor Mike Vrabel encountered an inquiry concerning Diggs and “a certain substance that people are guessing what is and what isn’t.”
Here’s exactly how Vrabel reacted:
“It’s something that we’re aware of,” Vrabel stated. “And obviously we want to make great decisions on and off the field. And we’re hoping with our time here on the field today and that when we don’t have a script and we’re on the call periods that we’re making great decisions.
“And so the message will certainly coincide for all our gamers, that we’re attempting to make terrific choices. And any kind of discussions that I have actually had with Stefon will certainly stay in between him and I and the club.”
Vrabel was true to his word. Any conversations that he had with Diggs have remained private. There’s been no light shed on contents of the bag that Diggs handed out and no further word from the Patriots about what was discussed between Diggs and team management. The NFL has not commented on any potential league discipline.
And other than his brief greeting to reporters on Monday, Diggs has not spoken with media since the yacht party.
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Diggs, 31, will play his first season in New England in 2025. Diggs played a single season with the Houston Texans in 2024 after previously playing for the Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings. He’s coming off an ACL tear that limited him to eight games last season. Diggs made the Pro Bowl in each of his four seasons in Buffalo from 2020-2023.
Diggs is apparently in advance of timetable in his healing and on course to be prepared for the begin of the routine period, where he’ll sign up with a violation including second-year quarterbackDrake Maye As of Wednesday, all indications indicated points being back to typical at Patriots method as Diggs incorporates himself with his brand-new group.
