On Wednesday, New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel mentioned the staff is conscious of a viral video with new vast receiver Stefon Diggs.
A video that seems to indicate Diggs handing three girls 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 need to make nice choices on and off the sector,” Vrabel advised the media. “We’re hoping that with our time right here on the sector immediately, 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 identical 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 apply and missed the staff’s first two OTAs, through The Athletic’s Chad Graff. The 31-year-old remains to be recovering from a proper ACL tear he suffered in October 2024.
“The timelines and the prognosis, we’re working laborious 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 staff in receiving yards with 674 in 16 video games.
When wholesome, Diggs is among 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 occasions. In eight video games with the Houston Texans in 2024, he caught 47 passes for 496 yards and three touchdowns.