Stefon Diggs is getting acclimated to the New England Patriots.
The veteran wideout made his Patriots debut in Sunday’s 20-13 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. It was an accomplishment in and of itself for Diggs to even be prepared for Week 1, with an ACL tear in Week 8 chopping his 2024 season quick.
Diggs reeled in six passes for 57 yards, one in all 10 gamers — together with quarterback Drake Maye — to file a catch within the sport.
There are quite a lot of new items on the Patriots, Diggs amongst them, so Sunday marked his first time experiencing the second-year quarterback in sport motion.
“It was cool. It was my first time within the huddle with him. It’s not too totally different than apply,” Diggs stated, by way of a team-provided transcript. “He’s a man that’s tremendous arduous on himself. We’re pulling for him, we simply acquired to proceed that optimistic reinforcement and that optimistic encouragement. Quarterback is a really arduous job so letting him know that you just acquired his again and going to be accessible for him goes to be key in our success.”
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It additionally marked the primary time Diggs acquired to play for Vrabel, who was making his personal debut as Patriots head coach.
“That may be a man you wish to run by a wall for,” Diggs stated of Vrabel. “He clearly was a participant and I acquired quite a lot of respect for him, all of us do. While you come up quick it’s like whenever you disappoint your dad and mom or disappoint your dad. A man that performed this sport, he places quite a lot of time in so far as pushing us and making an attempt to ensure we’re ready for the sport. So, whenever you fall quick in sure areas you’re feeling somewhat little bit of disappointment, however 24-hour rule, we’ll flush it, get again to work, and present that we will be the group we wish to be.”
