OTAs are in full swing across the NFL, which means almost all players are wearing their team practice uniforms, working on the initial fundamentals of their game. For Stefon Diggs, the challenge is to first get back to peak conditioning and resume catching balls with the New England Patriots coaching staff.
He has not caught a ball ever since he tore his ACL back in October 2024. He could not continue his experiment with the Houston Texans and soon found himself on a new team after signing a $69 million deal with the Patriots.
Fans of the franchise were loving the fact that sophomore QB Drake Maye will get a veteran wideout who demands perfection. However, over the past few months, it seems he has been demanding attention from the media, especially after his relationship with rapper Cardi B became official.
Fans were happy that the 31-year-old has found love with a woman who is usually out of reach of football stars. It seems that happiness got to his head too when he was captured partying with the rapper and some women on a yacht.
I had a conversation with (Mike) Vrabel, obviously, and I’m going to echo everything that he said. He told me he’s hoping everybody is making good decisions.
Stefon Diggs said to reporters
Full Stefon Diggs response on the boat video:
— Kevin Moore (@KMooreTV) June 10, 2025
"I want to be as candid as possible, I kind of have a thing where I don't talk about my personal life with people I don't know…I had a conversation with Vrabel…people in the building. The particulars are all internal."@NBC10 pic.twitter.com/1vlg6uCv2U
From these words, it seems the star wide receiver was intent on keeping his personal life out of the media’s reach. However, that did not seem to stop reporters from directly asking about the contents of that bag.
Diggs revealed that he had a lot of discussions with head coach Mike Vrabel and other members of the New England Patriots. He clarified that the discussions were internal, hence he would not reveal them. Even then, a reporter decided to ask him about the ‘pink substance’ in that bag.
Obviously, it’s a conversation that’s happening internal, which I can’t have too much of a conversation about it. I’ve been in this league 10 years. You can format your question many different ways, I’m going to obviously answer it the same way.
Stefon Diggs replied
Another reporter tried to ask if Diggs was aware that he was being recorded on the yacht. Again, he repeated the same what he said above with a smile. This happened a couple of more times, where reporters tried to use indirect questions to bait him into an answer.
By the fourth time, the former All-Pro‘s smile started to vanish, and he was bordering on trying not to be ‘rude’ to those gathered. He reiterated with the above statement that he was not going to talk about the yacht party and the incidents surrounding it at all.
These are early days, which means reporters and fans will look for any clues into the personal life of Stefon Diggs. The lack of direct information means they will use sources to get a hold of what conversations went on behind the doors at the New England Patriots’ facilities.
Now the Maryland native is focused on getting his feet wet with his new team. Pictures and videos being posted on social media show the wideout working with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels and other coaches as he looks to build towards peak playing conditioning.
He caught some passes and ran some preliminary routes to get a feel of playing again. He will need to put his head down and concentrate on helping the Patriots take strides this season. Else, along with his personal life with Cardi B, reporters will also be asking about his lack of success in the NFL.
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