FOXBOROUGH – Stefon Diggs made headlines for the wrong reason this offseason when he was videotaped partying on a yacht during Memorial Day weekend.
In that video, the Patriots receiver is seen talking to several women and then handing them a small bag containing an unknown pink substance. At the time, Diggs wasn’t present with the Patriots during OTAs.
A week after the video emerged on social media, the 32-year-old joined his teammates at Gillette Stadium and has been a limited practice participant. On Tuesday, on the last day of minicamp, Diggs spoke to the media for the first time since that video was published.
“Obviously, I want to be as candid with you guys as possible,” Diggs said when asked about the video and Mike Vrabel’s response. “I kind of like have a thing where I don’t talk about my personal life with people I don’t know personally. Pretty sure everyone here – men and women – are great people. But kind of keep my personal life personal.
“I had a conversation with Vrabel obviously and I’m going to echo everything that he said. Hope everyone makes good decisions. I had some conversations with people in the building as well. So everything else is everything else and the particulars are all internal.”
When asked what was in the bag, Diggs declined to comment.
“Obviously it’s a conversation that’s happening internally. I can’t have too much of a conversation about it,” Diggs said. “But I’ve been in this league 10 years. You can format the question many different ways and I’m going to obviously answer it the same way.”
It’s unknown who recorded the video. The Patriots receiver wouldn’t comment on if he knew he was being recorded while on the yacht along with his partner, Cardi B.
“Once again, you can format the question many different ways. I’ve been doing this for 10 years,” Diggs said when asked if he was aware he was being recorded. “The conversations that I had with Vrabel and the people in the building is going to be handled in-house.”
Since arriving in New England last week, Diggs has drawn rave reviews from his head coach and teammates. The veteran receiver has quickly taken on a leadership role during practice – even though he can’t fully participate due to his knee recovery.
Several teammates, including quarterback Drake Maye, have lauded Diggs for helping them inside Gillette Stadium.
“I’m just happy to be here,” Diggs said Tuesday. “I’m happy to be back at work, seeing the guys, being around the guys. Football is the main thing, and the only thing I care about is winning. Keeping the main thing the main thing.”