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12/30 12:09 CST Patriots star receiver Stefon Diggs faces strangulation
charges, denies allegations
Patriots star receiver Stefon Diggs faces strangulation charges, denies
allegations
Associated Press
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) --- New England Patriots star wide receiver Stefon Diggs is
facing strangulation and other criminal charges in connection with an incident
that happened earlier this month, police said.
News of the charges emerged after a court hearing Tuesday in Dedham,
Massachusetts. It is unclear what led to the charges, which include felony
strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery.
Diggs' lawyer, David Meier, said in an emailed statement that Diggs
"categorically denies these allegations."
Meier said the allegations never occurred, describing them as unsubstantiated
and uncorroborated.
"The timing and motivation for making the allegations is crystal clear: they
are the direct result of an employee-employer financial dispute that was not
resolved to the employee's satisfaction," Meier wrote.
Diggs, 32, established himself as one of the NFL's best wide receivers during a
run with Minnesota and Buffalo from 2018 to 2023, when he had six consecutive
1,000-yard receiving seasons.
After a lackluster stint in Houston last year, Diggs ended up in New England,
making him one of the team's biggest offseason acquisitions. He has proven a
reliable target for second-year quarterback Drake Maye and is a big reason why
the team has once again clinched the AFC East title as the team heads toward
the playoffs.
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