It took every week to search out out what was consuming Buffalo wideout Stefon Diggs final week, when he blew off Day 1 of the Payments‘ obligatory minicamp
Diggs apparently is pissed off along with his function and lack of voice within the play-calling of the Buffalo offense, in line with a report revealed Sunday by The Boston Globe.
Final week’s hullabaloo apparently was a carryover from the Payments‘ playoff loss to the Cincinnati Bengals final season, when Diggs was clearly pissed off with what was occurring — or not occurring — on the sphere, per the report
Diggs had 4 catches for 35 yards on 10 targets in that 27-10 divisional loss to the Bengals on Jan. 22.
Diggs stormed out of the locker room after the loss, to not be seen in any respect in the course of the voluntary offseason program. He was M.I.A. for the primary day of camp final Tuesday however returned for Day 2, when Payments coach Sean McDermott mentioned the 29-year-old had been excused from the primary observe. McDermott was “very involved” with Diggs’ absence simply the day earlier than
“I really feel like we’re in an actual great spot so the remainder of it although, the main points I wish to respectfully preserve these conversations in home,” McDermott instructed reporters Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Payments quarterback Josh Allen instructed reporters that he and Diggs had been “engaged on some issues” that had been “not football-related.
Diggs caught 108 passes for 1,429 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2022. His catches ranked fourth within the NFL, his yards fifth and his TD receptions had been tied for third.
Diggs signed a four-year, $96 million extension in April 2022 and is about to make $24.415 million in 2023. That places him fifth amongst all extensive receivers for the 2023 season, per Spotrac.
–Subject Stage Media
