As he deals with a torn ACL that ended his season 2024 early, Stefhe Diggs is now reportedly at the center of a extortion case.
The broad recipient allegedly brought a lawsuit earlier this week against Mia Jones, who co -starred in “Basketball Wives Orlando” and another woman who claimed extortion.
According to Houston Chronicle, Jones punched the Diggs in his chest and “threatened (him) with a deadly weapon” when Jones used him as a “tale of abuse to extort millions of dollars.”
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Stefhe Diggs, No. 1 by Houston Texans, looks at the sidelines before an NFL football match against Jacksonville Jaguars at NRG Stadium on September 29, 2024 in Houston. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
Diggs is reportedly seeking compensation for “defendant mismatch and destruction of his property.”
“There were threats from [Jones] That he had to pay her money or that she should publish and destroy his career, “Diggs’ lawyer Kent Schaffer told Houston Chronicle on Thursday.” We are kind of at the time the threats have to stop. Therefore, a decision was made to go ahead and archive. At some point it just has to end. “
Houston Texans Broad Receives Stefhe Diggs, #1, talking to Quarterback CJ Stroud, #7, after being injured in the second half of an NFL football match against Indianapolis Colts Sunday 27 October 2024 in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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Diggs and Jones had a “relaxed” relationship last year before the first alleged incident on June 7, when the two women are said to have entered Diggs’ apartment and “refused to leave.” That day, Diggs was allegedly beaten and his watch and game system was destroyed.
The women then allegedly tried to extort money from Diggs afterwards, which led to “serious emotional distress”, according to Chronicle.
Diggs was traded to Houston Texans last year, but he tore his ACL in his eighth match of the season in October; He is now a free agent. Before that, Diggs, 31, had six just 1,000-yard campaigns, which led the league in 2020 with Buffalo Bills.
Houston Texan’s wide receiver Stefhe Diggs, # 1, waves to fans as he gets off the field after being injured in the second half of an NFL football match against Indianapolis Colts on Sunday 27 October 2024 in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
He began his career with Minnesota Vikings and spent five seasons there before going to Buffalo for four.
