Stefon Diggs turns up at Patriots OTAs after viral boat video and Cardi B romance reveal
Stefon Diggs was back in action for the Patriots on Monday — one week after the star receiver found himself at the center of controversy over a viral boat video that featured a curious pink powder.
Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels confirmed Diggs' attendance Monday at OTAs, telling the media the four-time Pro Bowler is in the know despite past absences from voluntary practices.
'I know he's staying up to date on the information… I'm not concerned about Stef in that regard,' McDaniels said, according to A to Z Sports.
6 Stefon Diggs has been at the center of controversy following a viral boat video featuring curious pink powder.
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6 Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels addressed the receiver's attendance on June 2, 2025.
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The Patriots signed Diggs to a three-year, $63.5 million contract in free agency as a new weapon for rising quarterback Drake Maye, who is coming off a promising rookie season.
The former Texans wideout — whose romance with rapper Cardi B became Instagram-official Sunday — stirred buzz over Memorial Day weekend after he was filmed aboard a boat speaking with three women with a pink powder present.
First-year coach Mike Vrabel said Wednesday the team is aware of the footage, adding, 'We want to make great decisions on and off the field.'
6 The fallout of the boat video comes as Stefon Diggs and Cardi B have made their relationship public.
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6 The couple made their romance Instagram official in June 2025.
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'… Any conversations that I've had with Stefon will remain between him and I and the club,' the former Patriots linebacker stated.
In the wake of the boat video, NFL insiders speculated whether New England would cut ties with Diggs, 31.
'I sort of think all things are on the table and I think really, to me at least, it's going to boil down to what Stef told [head coach Mike] Vrabel, and how believable it was,' Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer said Friday during an appearance on 98.5 The Sports Hub.
6 First-year Patriots coach Mike Vrabel spoke out on Stefon Diggs' viral boat video.
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Scott Zolak, a member of New England's radio broadcast team, echoed similar remarks.
'It's not just the boat,' Zolak said. 'There are some other things that I've heard that put some things in question. Are you all-in here?'
The Vrabel-led Patriots are looking to right the ship after last season's 4-13 disaster under rookie head coach Jerod Mayo, a fellow New England alum.
6 Stefon Diggs spent the 2024 season with the Texans.
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He was fired in January.
Diggs spent the last season in Houston, where he tallied 47 receptions for 496 yards and three touchdowns in eight games. He went down with a torn ACL in October.
The Bills traded Diggs to the Texans last offseason after four seasons in Buffalo.
Diggs and Cardi B, 32, fueled romance rumors back in February.
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