#stefon-diggs

#stefon-diggs

"Stef is one of the best teammates I've ever had in my career, in my life," Stroud said. "He's been amazing to my life, not just on the field but off as well. I think he's super teammate oriented. He wants to be around the guys. He wants to do stuff for the guys. He wants to be one of the captains in the room."

The New England Patriots are aware of the accusations that have been made regarding Stefon Diggs. Stefon has informed the organization that he categorically denies the allegations. We support Stefon. We will continue to gather information and will cooperate fully with the appropriate authorities and the NFL as necessary. Out of respect for all parties involved, and given that this is an ongoing legal matter, we will have no further comment at this time.

It was just one year ago that the Patriots were heavily pursuing some of the top free agents, hoping to rebuild their team into a powerhouse competitor to regain the AFC East and help rookie quarterback Drake Maye start his NFL career on the right foot. That didn't work too well, though, particularly with their interest in wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, who demanded a trade from the 49ers.

New England wants to lock up the division as soon as possible, a feat they haven't accomplished since Tom Brady was under center, and Buffalo will, of course, want to make sure that doesn't happen on their watch. That inevitably gives them more time to catch up and secure a playoff spot, and maybe even steal the division in the process.

Here are Saturday's minor moves around the NFL, including gameday elevations for the remainder of Week 13: Atlanta Falcons Buffalo Bills Cleveland Browns Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Chargers Minnesota Vikings New York Jets San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tennessee Titans

He's part of the reason that I came here, I said the conglomerate of people, he's definitely one of the main people. We had multiple conversations, especially when I first got here on my visit and I trusted him. I don't trust many people. I believed him. He gave me face value words and I appreciate his honesty. Same with [Vrabel]. I appreciate straight shooters. You can tell me the truth no matter what it is and I'll rock with you with it. If you try to pull the wool over my eyes it gets a little dicey.

"I've been productive on third down. I've been productive on first and second down. We've got a lot of guys who are making a lot of plays," Diggs said. "The moment they put a little bit of attention on me, you see Pop Douglas, you see Kayshon Boutte, you see Mack Hollins... I don't think about it too much.

The best of the bunch and the team's leader in receptions is Stefon Diggs. In the Carolina and Buffalo games, Diggs seemed poised to break out as the Patriots' consistently top receiver. Yet, against the Saints, he had only three catches for 28 yards while Kayshon Boutte led the way with five for 93. Rhamondre Stevenson and Hunter Henry are the other two who've led the team in catches in games.

It's not ideal to blame the referees for a loss or any bad call/no-call, but their work in the Patriots' game this week was so egregious that even NFL analysts and insiders were commenting on it. By the end of the game, they had taken away over 100 yards and a touchdown from the Patriots with a phantom call on Stefon Diggs, who was not ready to let it go when speaking to reporters.