New England Patriots standout wide receiver Stefon Diggs charged with strangulation and assault following an alleged incident at his Dedham home in early December.
A Police report and court documents received Tuesday According to Boston 25 News, Diggs hit and strangled his personal chef during an argument over money she claims he owes her.
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Diggs has denied the charges and will be arraigned in January.
All of this comes as the Patriots are about to begin their postseason push.
Can Diggs help the Patriots win a seventh Super Bowl, or will the NFL punish him?
“He very well could be,” Boston 25 athletic director Butch Stearns said when asked if he thought Diggs could be suspended.
“He's facing a serious charge, a felony charge, which means the NFL is going to investigate this matter,” Stearns said. “Someone who has a good understanding of how the process works told me it will come down to evidence… If he is put on the commissioner's exempt list, e.g. Jabrill Peppers was last year. He was on it for six weeks. Although there are differences in the Peppers and Diggs cases, if you put him on this list, you won't immediately get out of it.”
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Stearns added that he was surprised to see the Patriots publicly express support for Diggs, given the details revealed in the police report.
“I’m a little surprised by three words: ‘We support Stephon,’” Stearns said. “For one reason: The Patriots have long had a zero-tolerance policy against anything like this. Again, these are just accusations.”
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