FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel mentioned Wednesday that he’s conscious of a video that confirmed receiver Stefon Diggs passing a bag of pink crystals to ladies on a ship. Vrabel declined to touch upon whether or not he has spoken to Diggs about it.
“Any conversations that I’ve had with Stefon will stay between him, I and the membership,” Vrabel mentioned earlier than an elective observe that Diggs didn’t attend.
“It’s one thing that we’re conscious of,” Vrabel mentioned. “Clearly, we need to make nice choices on and off the sphere. … The message would be the similar for all our gamers, that we’re making an attempt to make nice choices.”
An NFL spokesman mentioned the league wouldn’t remark. Diggs’ brokers didn’t instantly reply to a textual content from The Related Press requesting remark.
Diggs, who has been linked to hip-hop star Cardi B this offseason, is proven in a video on social media speaking to a few ladies on a ship earlier than he produces a bag of pink crystals.
Different movies from what seems to be the identical boat journey present a bigger crowd that features Cardi B, the Grammy-winning rapper who was noticed leaving the Met Gala with Diggs earlier this month. Additionally they sat collectively at a Boston Celtics-New York Knicks playoff recreation at Madison Sq. Backyard.
Cardi B, who is understood for hits equivalent to “Bodak Yellow,” “I Like It” and “WAP,” filed for divorce from the rapper Offset final 12 months.
Diggs, 31, signed with the Patriots this offseason as a free agent, getting a three-year, $69 million deal that ensures him $26 million. The four-time Professional Bowl choice posted six straight 1,000-yard receiving seasons for the Vikings and Payments earlier than he was traded from Buffalo to Houston final spring.
He had 47 catches for 496 yards and three touchdowns in eight video games for the Texans earlier than he tore the ACL in his proper knee in October.
If wholesome, he’s anticipated to be a high goal for second-year quarterback Drake Maye as Vrabel, in his first 12 months teaching the group he performed on for eight of his 14 NFL seasons, tries to enhance on back-to-back four-win finishes underneath Invoice Belichick and Jerod Mayo.
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