Updated: Diggs attended the Buffalo Bills’ second day of the minicamp Wed after absence on the first day.
Wide receiver Stephon Diggs missed the team’s mandatory mini-camp on Tuesday, which seemed surprising to Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott.
A day later, McDermott tried to clear up the situation after Diggs attended training.
“Let me be clear,” McDermott told reporters Wednesday. “Steve did everything he was asked to do. He was here on Monday and executed his body on time. Steve reported yesterday Tuesday, reporting on the meetings, and by that time we had a good conversation — Great communication, and yesterday we got to a point where we felt like we all needed a break and some space. So I gave Steve permission to have some space and get out and then I picked up those conversations after training.”
“So let me clarify. Steve wasn’t leaving without excuse. He was excused by me. And so those conversations brought us to what I think and I think is a great place.”
McDermott said initially on Tuesday was “very worried” with Diggs absent, but it is not explained why Diggs did not appear. Diggs was reportedly at the team’s facilities on Monday for medical tests ahead of mini-camps, According to WGRZ’s Adam Benigny and Vic Karucci.
Things got even more confusing on the Tuesday after that Diggs’ agent said The receiver “will be there for the whole little camp” and also he told NFL Network That “there are things that are being worked on – on their way to work”. CBS Sports’ Josina Anderson reported later that Diggs and the Bills have had private talks and that the two sides are “on the same page” despite McDermott’s troubling response.
The Bills players also rang. Von Miller rusher said he is not concerned about Diggs’ situation because of Diggs He recently told him he wanted to win a Super Bowl in Buffalo. Quarterback Josh Allen later added that Diggs and Bills were working on “non-football” things.
“Steve, he’s my man,” Allen said He said. “Excuse me… I am [expletive] love it. He is my brother. It just doesn’t work, what we do here without it.”
It’s not clear exactly what Diggs’ situation entails and whether there’s even a contractual dispute brewing between him and the Bills. He signed a four-year, $96 million extension with Buffalo through the 2022 season and will make a guaranteed $70 million over the life of that deal, per over the cover. Diggs restructured that deal last March to save $5.4 million on the salary cap.
He’s also posted 1,000-yard seasons five years in a row and is tied for first with 338 receptions since the Bills traded him in 2020. Diggs He is fourth in receiving yards and fifth in receiving touchdowns over the past three seasons.
Dating back to 2017 — when he was still with the Minnesota Vikings — Diggs has lost in the divisional round of the playoffs three times and the conference championship twice. When the Bills lost to the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2023 AFC Divisional Round, 27-10, Diggs sent out a series of tweets that indicated his displeasure with the team’s inability to win when it mattered most.
he He is also seen frustrated With Bills quarterback Josh Allen during a Bengals game. Allen finished with only 264 yards, no touchdowns and one interception. He scored the only Bills touchdown on a 1-yard run. Meanwhile, Diggs finished the game with four receptions for 35 yards on a game-high 10 goals.
While money or his turn may not be an issue, winning might be.
Again, it’s hard to see why Diggs doesn’t practice on Tuesdays. He probably isn’t on disability because his contract is Among the highest echelons of his position It would cost the Bills $13.2 million to trade him. But Diggs still seems unhappy for some reason.
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