NEWYou can now listen to Pakinomist articles!
Stefon Diggs’ lawsuit was originally expected to derail his quest for a Super Bowl title, but he no longer has to worry.
The New England Patriots wide receiver has been charged with a number of serious criminal offenses and charged with aggravated strangulation or strangulation and misdemeanor assault and battery.
Diggs’ first court appearance, originally scheduled for Jan. 23, two days before the AFC title game, was pushed back to Feb. 13, five days after Super Bowl LX.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON Pakinomist
Stefon Diggs of the New England Patriots smiles during an NFL game between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on November 2, 2025 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Diggs’ attorney wrote in a lawsuit that the trustee “has a previously scheduled professional engagement on January 23, 2026.”
A police narrative in a lawsuit said a woman came to the Dedham Police Department on Dec. 16 to report that two weeks earlier, while working as a private chef for Diggs, he entered her bedroom and became angry during a discussion about money.
The woman told police that Diggs “threw her in the face.” She tried to push him away and then “he tried to choke her by using the elbow hook around her neck.”
“She said he was behind her with his arm wrapped around her,” Officer Kenneth J. Ellis wrote. “She said she felt like she was having trouble breathing and that she felt like she might have blacked out.”
Stefon Diggs (8) of the New England Patriots looks on during the national anthem prior to an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons at Gillette Stadium on November 2, 2025 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)
BROCK PURDY SAYS 49ERS HAVE ‘CHIP ON SHOULDER’ COMING TO PLAYOFFS AFTER LOST LAST SEASON
Diggs threw her on a bed and called her “lies” when she told him she hadn’t been paid, Ellis wrote. The cook sought payment for a week in November when Diggs hosted house guests and had to go home, Ellis wrote. The woman “left her position” and home in Dedham, but returned on Dec. 9 to collect her property. At that point, she told police, Diggs referred her to his assistant, who said she would have to sign a nondisclosure agreement before she would be paid. She did not sign, the police said.
The woman was reluctant to press charges until later last month, Ellis wrote, when “she let me know she had changed her mind as of a few days ago” and wanted to pursue criminal charges.
In a statement, the team acknowledged the situation and said the 32-year-old receiver denied the allegations against him.
Diggs’ teammate, Christian Barmore, is currently set for a Feb. 3 court date, five days before the Super Bowl in San Francisco, for allegedly assaulting a woman he was in a relationship with in August.
(Left) New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs (8) before the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Sept. 21, 2025. (Right) New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs (8) leaves the field after an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals Nov. 2, Ohio, Nov. 3, Ohio. 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images; Peter Joneleit/AP Photo, File)
Barmore allegedly grabbed the woman’s phone as she attempted to leave his residence. The alleged victim then “intended to open the door and scream for help, but Christian grabbed her before she could and threw her to the floor.” Barmore then allegedly grabbed her by the shirt near her neck and allegedly told her he wanted his cousin to “f— [her] up.” Barmore was charged with one count of assault and battery on a family or household member.
David Meier represents both players.
