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New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs had no choice but to overcome a tough loss in the Super Bowl.
Just five days after being part of a 29-13 loss that gave the Seattle Seahawks the Lombardi Trophy, the 32-year-old pleaded not guilty to charges of felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery.
Diggs’ attorney, Michael Schuster, told reporters outside the courtroom Friday that Diggs is “completely innocent” of the “false allegations.”
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Stefon Diggs of the New England Patriots runs on the field before Super Bowl LX against the Seattle Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium on February 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, California. (Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)
“We are confident that after the facts and evidence in this case are reviewed, he will be completely exonerated,” Schuster said via WEEI Radio.
Originally scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 23, two days before the AFC title game, Diggs’ first court hearing was delayed until Friday due to a “previously scheduled professional commitment.”
A police narrative in a court filing says a woman went to the Dedham Police Department on Dec. 16 to report that two weeks earlier, while working as a private chef for Diggs, he came into her room and became angry during an argument about money.
The woman told police that Diggs “slapped her in the face.” She tried to push him away and then he “tried to strangle her by using his elbow around her neck.”
Stefon Diggs of the New England Patriots warms up at Super Bowl LX held at Levi’s Stadium on February 8, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. (Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images)
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“She said he was behind her with his arm around her,” Officer Kenneth J. Ellis wrote. “He said he felt like he was having trouble breathing and that he felt like he might have passed out.”
Diggs threw her onto a bed and told “lies” when she told him she had not been paid, Ellis wrote. The chef requested payment for a week in November when Diggs received guests and had to return home, Ellis wrote. The woman “abandoned her position” and the house in Dedham, but returned on December 9 to recover her property. At that point, she told police, Diggs referred her to his assistant, who told her she had to sign a confidentiality agreement before she would be paid. She did not sign it, police said.
The woman was reluctant to press charges until late December, Ellis wrote, when she “let me know she had changed her mind a few days ago” and wanted to file criminal charges.
Stefon Diggs of the New England Patriots walks on the field before Super Bowl LX against the Seattle Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium on February 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, California. (Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)
Diggs was mostly silent during the Super Bowl with just three catches for 37 yards. There have also been rumors that he and Cardi B broke up, with speculation that it actually happened during the game. Cardi B was spotted on the field during Bad Bunny’s halftime performance, along with Jessica Alba.
Patriots teammate Christian Barmore faces internal allegations and is scheduled for a hearing on March 9.
