JUNE 14: This unusual situation may be trending in the right direction for the Bills. Diggs is practicing during the team’s Wednesday minicamp workout, Buscaglia tweets. The Bills confirmed this as well (video link). That said, Buscaglia adds Diggs did not participate in team drills (Twitter link). It will be interesting to eventually hear what Diggs has to say regarding this matter. For now, the accomplished wideout is back with the team ahead of what would be a fourth season in Buffalo.
JUNE 13, 9:54pm: Bakari also wants clarity on McDermott’s concern, via 13WHAM’s Mike Catalina (on Twitter), adding to this situation’s strangeness. While the Pro Bowl wideout’s agent indicated Diggs would be back Wednesday, it is not known if he will work out with the team. Josh Allen confirmed the situation is not football-related.
“I know, internally, we’re working on some things not football related, but Stef, he’s my guy,” Allen said, via The Athletic’s Joe Buscaglia. “This does not work, what we’re doing here, without him. “I think there’s the football piece, one, and stuff that happens due to football, and I’ll just kind of keep it at that. I think, for the most part, it has to do with more teamwork than anything.”
12:43pm: Most of the players currently absent from mandatory minicamps are steering clear of their respective teams as part of ongoing contract disputes. That does not appear to be the case for Bills wideout Stefon Diggs, but he is nevertheless missing from practice today. 
Diggs is absent from minicamp, as head coach Sean McDermott stated on Tuesday. The latter declined to say whether or not the former was excused, but he added that he is “very concerned” the team’s leading receiver is not in attendance. However, Diggs’ agent Adisa Bakari has stated that the 29-year-old was at the team’s facility on Monday and plans to be present for the full minicamp (Twitter link via ESPN’s Adam Schefter). The Bills have since confirmed that Diggs was present Monday and, prior to practice, Tuesday.
Bakari added that Diggs met with both McDermott and general manager Brandon Beane over the past two days, which adds to the confusion surrounding this situation. Speculation has swirled, though, in the past few months with respect to Diggs’ level of satisfaction with the Bills and thus his long-term future in the organization. He has not spoken publicly since the team’s season ended in disappointing fashion with a home loss to the Bengals.
The former fifth-rounder has been as advertised during his three years in Buffalo following the trade which sent him out of Minnesota (something which itself was borne of his frustration with the Vikings). Diggs has posted 4,189 yards and 29 touchdowns since 2020, leading the league in both receptions and yards in his first Buffalo campaign. He earned first-team All-Pro recognition that season, and has been named a Pro Bowler three years in a row.
The Maryland alum put himself in line for a raise with those numbers, and he received it last offseason. Diggs inked a four-year, $96MM extension which moved him into the top five in the NFL in terms of annual compensation at the WR position. With finances not being at the heart of any potential issue he has with the Bills, it will be interesting to monitor how he and the team respond to today’s news.
If Diggs is so concerned about getting D-Hop in Buffalo, maybe he could pony up $15m to pay him.
Josh Allen is mad talented, but he’s a turnover machine. Especially with that extremely lackluster run game that they haven’t even tried to help. The team is in a bad spot when your top WR is throwing a fit, especially when the division just gets better, and the WR2 is worth 2 good games a year.
If you watched the games, you’d know that his receiving corps let far too many balls fall into defenders’ hands. Not a majority, but probably a third of his interceptions were the direct result of receivers’ mistakes.
That just isn’t true.
Allen is quite literally just fast Blake Bortles.
I’d say he’s a taller/faster Favre
Your comment is worse.
Haven’t heard that one before bud
Haven’t tried to help? Didn’t they trade for Hynes, draft Cook last year, and then signed Harris this offseason?
Lol, so Hynes who’s never had 400 rushing yards in a season, Harris who was ran out of NE by a 4th round pick, and Cook who didn’t show much year 1. That’s help…?
“He has not spoken publicly since the team’s season ended in disappointing fashion with a home loss to the Bengals”.
In other words the media are upset that Diggs won’t be a part of their pandering and have decided to go on the offensive leaking rumors that he’s a malcontent in Buffalo. Typical tactic of low class journalists.
So he’s not a malcontent? How would you define it? He’s obviously unhappy about something. That would mean he is not content regarding his current situation. In other words, he is malcontent.
Crosseyed isn’t that bright, just ignore them and move on.
Everyone has the one crazy uncle no one wants at gatherings…
Apparently his absence was not even football related and why, if you’re a malcontent, would you continue to perform for your bosses at an All-Pro level?
The Bills instagram stopped unfollowed Diggs today, if that means anything
This isnt the right way yo handle this. Especially how he conducted himself after the loss to Cincy.
If your child would react that way, you would correct it.
But: “He really just cares about winning “
That would indicate nobody else cares. The bar for caring is then temper tantrums. It would also go against not showing up to voluntarily OTA as a captain. Sure, it’s voluntary…but you “really only care about winning” ?
No, its not voluntary now but he is making it about DIGGS.
None of this is productive or helpful.
This isnt anti-Diggs, but it is fair to call out how this is not helpful.
When you dont get your way, send bizarre tweets, yell at your QB and do everything a leader shouldn’t? Then skip practice. Huh?
Be better Diggs. Top 5 receiver in the league. We need you.
…just don’t complain about your helmet. We know how that can go.
Bills fans don’t like to hear it but every time we see this guy, he’s pouting if he isn’t getting the ball thrown to him 12-14 times or Heaven forbid, Allen didn’t throw the ball his way. Reminds me of AB here in Pittsburgh, minus the mental issues of course.
Incredible talent, but a real prima donna
I feel like Bills fans go to the wall to defend him.
But I try to be objective – and its not good emotional intelligence from an adult.
I can root for him, and still criticize when appropriate.
I didn’t want to directly mention AB, but you are not wrong.
The 9:54 p.m. posting being as narrative from Josh Allen is superb in that it clarifies nothing, just ‘word count’ journalism.
Digs is a top notch WR and Buffalo added help in Kincaid (TE) to get over the playoff hump.
So I’m curious if the misery is his wanting prior Viking teammate Cook added to the offense or as stated above is it ‘Hop’. The Bulls are so close to the top of the AFC they just need a bit of something!
Could the hiccup be something family related?
Clarity might surprise.