Stefon Diggs has carved out a place as one of the NFL’s most dynamic wide receivers in his 10 year pro career. He’s also garnished a reputation as someone who believes in himself above all else, a trait that helped push him out of comfortable spots with the Minnesota Vikings and Buffalo Bills.
That belief pushed him from a former fifth round draft pick to first-team All-Pro. It’s also led to feuds and scuffles along the way. In Week 7, this manifested in a pre-game tussle with Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander. Talk turned into shoving and players from the Packers and Diggs’s Houston Texans had to be separated before the opening kickoff.
It caught head coach Demeco Ryans’s eye, who said “we can’t be about chirping” in his postgame press conference. But if he wants his veteran wideout to be the bigger man, well, bad news.
Houston Texans WR Stefon Diggs speaks out after scuffle:
“I don’t give a F– if I'm by myself or with a million. I'm never the bigger person. I ain’t letting s— go.” https://t.co/gJQwGNu11u
— DJ Bien-Aime (@Djbienaime) October 20, 2024
“I don’t give a [expletive] if I’m by myself or with a million. I’m never the bigger person. I ain’t letting [expletive] go,” Diggs said after being held to five catches and just 23 receiving yards in a 24-22 loss. “They picked it up or whatever. But I ain’t with the football tough guy [expletive].”
Diggs and Alexander had prior beef. They had a 2022 shouting match before a Packers-Bills game that culminated with the receiver hauling in 108 yards worth of catches in a win and Alexander calling him a “little boy.” This time, Alexander picked up the victory — not that it seems to matter all that much to Diggs.
