Patriots star Stefon Diggs pleads not guilty to felony strangulation charges days after Super Bowl

New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs had nary prime but to determination connected from a pugnacious Super Bowl loss.

Just 5 days aft being portion of a 29-13 nonaccomplishment that gave the Seattle Seahawks the Lombardi Trophy, the 32-year-old pleaded not blameworthy to charges of felony strangulation oregon suffocation and misdemeanor battle and battery.

Diggs' attorney, Michael Schuster, told reporters extracurricular the courtroom Friday that Diggs is "completely innocent" of the "false allegations".

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Stefon Diggs of the New England Patriots runs connected the tract anterior to Super Bowl LX against the Seattle Seahawks astatine Levi's Stadium connected Feb. 8, 2026, successful Santa Clara, California. (Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)

"We're assured aft the facts and grounds are reviewed successful this case, helium volition beryllium wholly exonerated," Schuster said, via WEEI Radio.

Originally slated to look successful tribunal Jan. 23, 2 days earlier the AFC rubric game, Diggs' archetypal tribunal proceeding was pushed backmost to Friday due to the fact that of a "previously scheduled nonrecreational commitment".

A constabulary communicative successful a tribunal filing said a pistillate went to the Dedham Police Department connected Dec. 16 to study that, 2 weeks earlier, portion moving arsenic a backstage cook for Diggs, helium entered her chamber and became aggravated during a treatment astir money.

The pistillate told constabulary Diggs "smacked her crossed the face." She tried to propulsion him away, and past helium "tried to choke her utilizing the crook of his elbow astir her neck."

Stefon Diggs of the New England Patriots warms up astatine Super Bowl LX held astatine Levi's Stadium connected Feb. 8, 2026, successful Santa Clara, California.  (Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images)

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"She said that helium was down her with his limb wrapped astir her," wrote Officer Kenneth J. Ellis. "She said that she did consciousness similar she had occupation breathing and that she felt similar she could person blacked out."

Diggs threw her connected a furniture and said "lies" erstwhile she told him she had not been paid, Ellis wrote. The cook sought outgo for a week successful November erstwhile Diggs was hosting location guests and had to spell home, Ellis wrote. The pistillate "left her position" and the location successful Dedham but returned connected Dec. 9 to retrieve her property. At that point, she told police, Diggs referred her to his assistant, who said she had to motion a nondisclosure statement earlier she would beryllium paid. She did not motion it, constabulary said.

The pistillate was reluctant to record charges until aboriginal successful December, Ellis wrote, erstwhile "she fto maine cognize that she had changed her caput from a fewer days ago" and wanted to prosecute transgression charges.

Stefon Diggs of the New England Patriots walks connected the tract anterior to Super Bowl LX  against the Seattle Seahawks astatine Levi's Stadium connected Feb. 8, 2026, successful Santa Clara, California.  (Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)

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Diggs was mostly soundless during the Super Bowl with conscionable 3 catches for 37 yards. There person besides been rumors that helium and Cardi B person breached up, with speculation that it really happened during the game. Cardi B was spotted connected the tract during Bad Bunny's halftime performance, on with Jessica Alba.

Fellow Patriots teammate Christian Barmore is facing home allegations, and his proceeding is acceptable for March 9.

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