The Stefon Diggs expertise reportedly isn’t going properly in New England.
Shortly after a tense trade Thursday with Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel over the star receiver’s Week 1 availability, NBC Sports activities Boston’s Phil Perry shed a bit extra mild on a brand new marriage that’s already on shaky floor.
“There are little indicators that he’s simply changing into a little bit of a ache within the posterior,” Perry stated of Diggs when discussing Vrabel’s outburst throughout the press convention on “Fast Slants.” “For Mike Vrabel to type of need to be [Diggs’] public relations assistant and inform us what he actually meant in his commentary to a member of the nationwide media, I don’t know if that irks Mike Vrabel or if he’s simply trying to trip with anyone within the media.”
Diggs signed a three-year, $63.5 million contract with the Patriots in free company after struggling a torn ACL final October when he performed for the Texans.
This week, the four-time Professional Bowler stated he feels “nice” and “we’ll see about Week 1” throughout an look on the “Scoop Metropolis” podcast, leaving followers and media to marvel if he can be on the sector when the Patriots host the Raiders on Sept. 7.
Coping with Diggs might already not be price it for the franchise, in accordance with Perry.
“All of it type of provides as much as, there’s so much occurring with this man for a man who doesn’t seem like a No. 1 receiver anymore,” Perry stated.
On NBC Sports activities Boston’s “Early Version,” Perry echoed the identical sentiment after being requested if Diggs is well worth the “headache.”
“How extreme a headache is it? As a result of if we’re speaking a migraine, if it turns right into a migraine, I’m gonna say no. I simply don’t assume he’s a No. 1 receiver at this cut-off date,” he stated. “Let’s rephrase that: If he’s a headache, in my view, not price it. He’s a No. 2 at this level in his profession. I don’t assume he’s going to be a thousand-yard receiver.”
Through the press convention on Thursday, Vrabel didn’t deal with Diggs’ feedback particularly, however he famous that the veteran pass-catcher has “been out right here virtually each day.”
“I’m excited of the place he’s at and we’ll see when Week 1 comes, however he’s going to observe at this time,” Vrabel stated. “Hopefully, he helps us within the crimson zone, however we are able to’t predict the longer term about Week 1. I simply know he’s going to be on the market at this time, and he works laborious and he cares, that are two vital issues.”
