James White has had Patriots teammates who have had their fair-share of off-field issues. And while he never teamed up with Stefon Diggs, the former New England captain weighed in on the Diggs situation.
“It would be worse — to me — if he wasn’t working out. He posts his workout videos, too,“ White said on ”The Money Down" podcast. ”This is how I know you’re actually working and focused on what the main thing is. I know he did show up to OTAs (Monday), he was moving around. He looked good coming off that ACL surgery. He’s flying around, he has the energy. He’s a guy who likes to have a good time, but he puts the work in.”
A video went viral of Diggs on a boat that showed the wide receiver with a bag containing an unknown pink substance in it that he was handing out to women. This all happened before he set foot on the field for the Patriots, and many fans wondered whether the Patriots would release Diggs.
But as White pointed out, Diggs has been busy focusing on his recovery from a torn ACL he suffered in Week 8 of the 2024 season. The 31-year-old has posted videos of his recovery, and he appears on track to be available in Week 1.
Monday was the first time Diggs was spotted at practice.
And while he was limited during the session, MassLive’s Mark Daniels reported Diggs “looked good for a player who suffered a torn ACL last fall,” and also “had a notable burst of speed during position drills.”