Stefon Diggs picked up a repute for being a little bit of a “diva” vast receiver lengthy earlier than he signed a three-year, $69M contract to hitch the New England Patriots in free company.
Throughout a current chat with Karen Guregian of MassLive, Corridor of Fame quarterback and present analyst Kurt Warner supplied some recommendation for New England signal-caller Drake Maye about sharing an offense with an enormous persona reminiscent of Diggs.
“I feel it’s at all times a problem, having the ability to construct that rapport, and to be a younger man who’s capable of say: ‘I’m going to throw it the place the protection dictates me to throw it. I’m not simply going to power it into Stefon Diggs and attempt to give him the ball or hold him completely happy,'” Warner defined. “It’s nonetheless enjoying the sport and coping with the personalities that come on the place.”
Whereas with the Buffalo Payments, Diggs appeared to confront quarterback Josh Allen throughout a playoff sport held in January 2023. Questions in regards to the relationship between the 2 then hovered over the group all through the following season up till Diggs dedicated a pricey fourth-quarter drop in what grew to become the ultimate contest of his Buffalo tenure.
The Payments in the end traded Diggs to the Houston Texans final spring, however his one season with that group ended prematurely when he suffered a torn ACL in October. For a bit revealed on March 24, NFL insider Albert Breer of Sports activities Illustrated famous how a number of Texans staffers praised Diggs by way of textual content messages.
“Loves soccer,” one staffer stated about Diggs. “Practices exhausting and with objective, needs to be coached. Didn’t have any of the gameday stuff that folks talked about. He’s a a lot hotter particular person than the stigma that follows him.”
Relying on the place he is at bodily in his restoration, Diggs ought to turn out to be Maye’s favourite goal each time the 31-year-old is cleared to face dwell defenses in significant video games. Maye additional establishing himself as an outspoken leader throughout springtime exercises may assist him construct chemistry together with his new No. 1 receiver as Diggs continues his bodily rehab.
“As many nice receivers as I’ve been round that wished the ball on each snap, it was a lot simpler to handle these issues as a result of they have been seeing others having success,” Warner added. “When you’re Drake, you’ve received to have success. The extra success you will have, the simpler it’s for the Diggs’ ego-type stars to say it’s all in regards to the crew.”
Head coach Mike Vrabel clearly believes Maye will discover success working with Diggs, new offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels and others. Solely time will inform if Diggs will show to be a constructive or a unfavorable concerning Maye’s ongoing improvement.
