Patriots stars eligible to help team clinch top seed in playoffs despite heinous allegations, NFL says

Two members of the New England Patriots are eligible to play successful what could beryllium a top-seed clincher this play contempt the heinous allegations made against them earlier this week.

Stefon Diggs is alleged to person strangled his pistillate cook implicit wealth earlier this month. The pistillate told constabulary Diggs "smacked her crossed the face," that she tried to propulsion him away, and past helium "tried to choke her utilizing the crook of his elbow astir her neck."

Just 1 time aft the allegations against Diggs came to light, it was revealed that Christian Barmore allegedly assaulted a pistillate helium was successful a narration with successful August.

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(Left) New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs (8) earlier the crippled against the Pittsburgh Steelers astatine Gillette Stadium successful Foxborough, Massachusetts, connected Sep. 21, 2025. (Right) New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs (8) leaves the tract pursuing an NFL shot crippled against the Cincinnati Bengals successful Cincinnati, Ohio, connected Nov. 23, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images;Peter Joneleit/AP Photo, File)

As the league and the Patriots hold for the ineligible process to play out, the league said some Diggs and Barmore are eligible to play Sunday against the Miami Dolphins.

"There is nary alteration to the presumption of Diggs oregon Barmore. Both are eligible to play astatine this time," the league said successful a statement.

"Pursuant to the Personal Conduct Policy (attached), information for placement connected the Commissioner Exempt List whitethorn beryllium considered pursuing ceremonial charges successful the signifier of an indictment by a expansive jury, the filing of charges by a prosecutor, oregon an arraignment successful a transgression court."

Stefon Diggs of the New England Patriots warms up anterior to the crippled against the Buffalo Bills astatine Highmark Stadium connected Oct. 5, 2025 successful Orchard Park, New York. (Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images)

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Head manager Mike Vrabel brushed speech immoderate imaginable "distractions" erstwhile asked if helium was "disappointed" astir the allegations.

"Well, I would accidental not disappointing astatine all. I deliberation that these are allegations," Vrabel said. "It’s things that we person to grip and each time determination are distractions, immoderate are smaller than others. I’m assured that we’ll absorption connected the Dolphins, and those 2 individuals…will beryllium capable to grip the ongoing ineligible process.

Barmore allegedly grabbed the victim's telephone portion she was trying to permission his residence. The alleged unfortunate past "intended to unfastened the doorway and shriek for help, but Christian grabbed her earlier she could and threw her to the floor." Barmore past allegedly grabbed the unfortunate by the garment adjacent her neck. Barmore besides allegedly told the unfortunate helium would person his relative "f--- [her] up." 

David Meier is representing some players. Meier released the pursuing connection aft Diggs' allegations came about:

"Stefon Diggs categorically denies these allegations. They are unsubstantiated, uncorroborated, and were ne'er investigated — due to the fact that they did not occur. The timing and information for making the allegations is crystal clear: they are the nonstop effect of an employee-employer fiscal quality that was not resolved to the employee’s satisfaction. Stefon looks guardant to establishing the information successful a tribunal of law."

When Barmore's allegations were known to the nationalist Wednesday, Meier said, "We are assured that the grounds volition show that nary transgression behaviour took place. Based connected the facts and the law, we expect that this idiosyncratic substance volition beryllium resolved successful the adjacent aboriginal and some parties volition determination guardant together."

Christian Barmore of the New England Patriots reacts during an NFL shot crippled against the Pittsburgh Steelers astatine Acrisure Stadium connected Dec. 7, 2023 successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

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Barmore has been charged with 1 number of battle and artillery connected a family/household member.

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