Stefon Diggs addressed report of him being a ‘ache within the posterior’
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“Clearly, I do not need to come throughout as that … I apologize and I am not up right here to ego journey.”
FOXBOROUGH — On Wednesday afternoon, Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs addressed some remarks that have been made about him throughout an episode of NBC Sports activities Boston’s “Fast Slants” final month.
“I used to be known as a ache within the ass, ache within the posterior, however I’m going to say precisely what it truly is. Clearly I don’t need to come throughout as that and I’ll say this: I need to be very clear that I’m an grownup. I apologize and I’m not up right here to ego journey.
“I’m not up right here to rub anyone the incorrect manner or say something for clickbait. If I rubbed anyone the incorrect manner, I actually need to apologize. Transferring ahead, clearly we now have a media-to-player relationship [that I want to make] as skilled as I will be.”
Diggs stated he felt his phrases throughout earlier interviews have been taken out of context in the course of the “Fast Slants” episode.
He talked about each of the present’s co-hosts, Tom Curran and Phil Perry, by title. Each males, who have been in attendance on the press convention, apologized to Diggs.
Curran stated he appreciated Diggs’s phrases and the way in which he dealt with the scenario. Perry stated he was incorrect to have phrased issues the way in which that he did.
The remark that triggered Diggs’s response got here from Perry, who stated that there have been indicators that the receiver’s habits was making him come throughout as a little bit of a nuisance.
He used a press convention reply from Mike Vrabel about Diggs’s harm standing for instance. Diggs had appeared to solid some doubt on his Week 1 availability throughout an look on the “Up & Adams” present, even if he was a daily participant in practices.
When Perry requested about Diggs’s feedback, Vrabel requested Perry if he actually believed what Diggs stated.
“It’s fascinating, although Tom,” Perry stated. “There are little indicators that he’s simply changing into a little bit of a ache within the posterior … for Mike Vrabel to form of must be his public relations assistant, and inform us what he actually meant in his commentary to a member of the nationwide media — I don’t know if that irks Mike Vrabel or he’s simply in search of anyone to shuttle with.”
Diggs stated he was making an attempt to keep away from revealing extra data than he wanted to about his harm standing in the course of the interview with Adams. The 31-year-old receiver is coming off of surgical procedure to restore a torn ACL, and advance information of his availability may affect the way in which opponents gameplan.
Earlier this week, Vrabel stated that Diggs is predicted to be able to go for Week 1. When requested if there might be limitations to his availability, Diggs stated:
“Hell no! I don’t know. I don’t make the principles. We’ll see the way it goes, however I actually hope not.”
Diggs stated he desires to maneuver ahead and proceed to construct productive relationships with the media.
“I don’t need to stand up right here and never reply questions, or make anyone really feel uncomfortable,” Diggs stated. “Clearly, on the planet we stay in, if anyone calls you an a–gap you then begin appearing like one. No, you don’t. That’s not me. So, I need to apologize if I ever got here throughout that option to anyone, shifting ahead I need to get issues off on the appropriate foot. We’re going to spend so much of time collectively.”
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