Patriots respond to controversial Stefon Diggs video featuring substance

Colin Keane

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New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs is a fun guy on and off the field.

Diggs fans weren't surprised to see a video surface on Tuesday depicting Diggs living his life, but the Patriots, being the professional organization that they are, had to respond.

"Diggs was not present for Wednesday's voluntary organized team activity, one day after a video of the wide receiver surfaced on social media in which he was on a boat and flashed an unidentified pink substance while surrounded by three women," ESPN's Mike Reiss reported on Wednesday.

"Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, who addressed reporters before practice, was asked if the video is something the team needs to look into," Reiss continued.

"It's something we're aware of and obviously we want to make great decisions on and off the field," Vrabel said. "... Any conversations that I've had with Stefon will remain between him and I and the club."

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Diggs, 31, is reportedly in a relationship with hip-hop star Cardi B, who was also visible in the footage, amongst other vacationers. No concrete details of Diggs's boat experience have come out beyond the video itself, but X users predictably ran wild with unfounded rumors and hilarity in response to the footage.

With the NFL season months away, surely Diggs still has time to relax before the grind really gets going.

Diggs, recovering from an ACL injury he suffered last season, will look to become New England's first 1,000-yard receiver since Julian Edelman accomplished the feat in 2019.

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Colin Keane

Colin Keane is a contributing journalist for The Sporting News. Born in Illinois, Colin grew up in Massachusetts as the third of four brothers. For his high school education, Colin attended St. Mark's School (Southborough, MA), where he played basketball and soccer and served as student body president. He went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Villanova University. Colin currently resides in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.