The new Patriots wideout sparked a social media frenzy when footage of NFL Stefon Diggs traveling with Cardi B and a boatload of bikini-clad women surfaced. The internet, of course, went nuts with speculation, mainly involving a mysterious pink bag that is passed along in the clip.
When dealing with the media at New England's minicamp, the Pro Bowl receiver decided to take the high road, emphasize his private life, and not air his business on anyone's social media feed or gossip site.
I want to be as straight with you as possible," he said, matter-of-fact and steady. "But I have this thing where I don't discuss my personal life with people I don't know.
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The reporters were not shy and asked questions like: What was in the pink bag? Some online commentators are going so far as to speculate about "pink cocaine," although there has been no official word on such a thing.
I've been in this league for 10 years," Diggs said. You can ask the question in a bunch of different ways, but I'm obviously going to answer it the same way.
Diggs acknowledged he'd talked with head coach Mike Vrabel and team officials about the video but didn't provide more details.
"I talked to Vrabel, obviously," he said. "I'mma echo everything he said, hopefully everyone's making good decisions … the details we've got to keep it all in house."
For his part, Vrabel was asked about the situation later in the month at the NFL owners' meetings in Arizona and offered his typically blunt response: "It's something that we're aware of … any conversations that I've had with Stefon will remain between him, me, and the club."
So far, the NFL has not issued any public statements or taken any action. There is no official word on whether the substance in the clip was illegal or even what it was; just a viral moment and a lot of conjecture.
Whether that clip becomes an internet sensation or stays rattling around the headlines longer, Stefon Diggs isn't letting his off-field chatter past shape his on-field future in New England.
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