Count Stefon Diggs as part of the “let’s move on” sect of Bills regarding a potential dustup between the Pro Bowl wide receiver and the team. Diggs said Wednesday the situation is now “water under the bridge.”
Sean McDermott reiterated Wednesday the team and Diggs are in a good place, and Josh Allen has long said this storyline was overblown. Diggs’ issues with the Bills’ play-calling and his role in the offense are believed to have been behind his June disagreement with McDermott, one that led to the wide receiver being dismissed from the team facility during minicamp. When asked about what caused McDermott to send him home last month, Diggs declined to elaborate (Twitter link via ESPN’s Alaina Getzenberg).
Diggs, 29, answered in the affirmative when asked if he still wanted to retire as a member of the Bills, Getzenberg tweets. Four years remain on the star wideout’s contract, a $24MM-per-year deal agreed to during the 2022 offseason. This 2023 saga was not believed to be contract-related, as Diggs remains in the top five for receiver contracts. Since being traded to the Bills in 2020, Diggs has also drawn the second-most targets (484) in the NFL. That target number nearly matches his five-year Vikings total (534), so it is interesting the ninth-year veteran could be dissatisfied with his role in the Bills’ offense.
The former fifth-round pick led the NFL with 1,535 receiving yards in 2020 and topped 1,200 yards in 2021 and ’22. At the conclusion of the Bills’ divisional-round loss to the Bengals in January, however, Diggs stormed out of the locker room before some coaches had arrived and needed to be brought back. It is not known if Diggs harbored issues with the Bills for months leading up to minicamp or if new concerns cropped up, but all parties are now attempting to move forward.
Buffalo also pursued DeAndre Hopkins this offseason, but a rumor about how the former All-Pro would fit in an offense that goes through Diggs and now includes first-round pick Dalton Kincaid — a tight end expected to see extensive slot work — surfaced soon after the Titans landed the high-profile free agent. Nevertheless, Diggs will prepare for his fourth season anchoring Buffalo’s high-octane attack.
Good luck with that.
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Media-created drama. He’s a passionate guy but obviously not the best communicator.
Diggs is slowly but steadily losing his mind. Hopefully he’ll reach retirement before he goes full Antonio Brown.
If Diggs joins the Commanders we’ll know he is losing his mind. The Bills rostered Ritchie Incognito for 4 years so they probably aren’t concerned about Diggs mental stability as long as he remains a productive WR.
Well the Bills should be. They won’t win Super Bowls any more than the Cowboys by harbouring a roster of me-first nutcases. At this pace, Josh Allen will have had enough of Diggs by game 5. And it will be downhill from there.
Top 5 in pay, top 2 in targets…yet can’t keep his horrible attitude in check. He embarrassed himself, his QB, and the rest of his franchise in that last playoff game. As previously stated, this guy is the new Antonio Brown. Grab your popcorn Bcs it’s going to be a lot of fun for every other city to watch.