On Wednesday, New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel mentioned the workforce is conscious of a viral video with new huge receiver Stefon Diggs.
A video that seems to indicate Diggs handing three ladies an unknown pink substance whereas partying on a yacht surfaced on social media on Tuesday. It is unclear when the video was taken.
“Clearly, we wish to make nice choices on and off the sphere,” Vrabel advised the media. “We’re hoping that with our time right here on the sphere in the present day, and that when we do not have a script and we’re on the decision durations, that we’re making nice choices. The message would be the similar for all our gamers, that we’re attempting to make nice choices. Any conversations that I’ve had with Stefon will stay between him, I and the membership.”
The Patriots signed Diggs to a three-year, $63.5M contract in free company. He wasn’t at Wednesday’s observe and missed the workforce’s first two OTAs, by way of The Athletic’s Chad Graff. The 31-year-old continues to be recovering from a proper ACL tear he suffered in October 2024.
“The timelines and the prognosis, we’re working onerous to get him again and be able to go,” Vrabel mentioned. “When he is right here, we’ll coach him and have him able to go.”
The Patriots hope Diggs turns into a No. 1 goal for second-year quarterback Drake Maye. Final season, tight finish Hunter Henry led the workforce in receiving yards with 674 in 16 video games.
When wholesome, Diggs is likely one of the extra productive receivers within the NFL. In his first 9 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and the Buffalo Payments, he made 4 Professional Bowls and had 1,000 receiving yards or extra six instances. In eight video games with the Houston Texans in 2024, he caught 47 passes for 496 yards and three touchdowns.
