Last Updated on 04/09/2024 by Arun jain
Sometimes, a change of scenery can make a world of difference — especially for NFL Stars.
Two-time All-Pro Stephen Diggs The player appeared to benefit from some new surroundings heading into the 2024 season.
However he agreed to a four-year, $96 million contract extension Buffalo Bills In 2022, Diggs soon appeared unhappy with his situation in Western New York. Eventually it became clear that Bills and Diggs were headed for divorce. The standout wide receiver is now breaking his silence on how his breakup with the Bills came to fruition.
“Last year, I was in the worst mental space since I’ve been in the league,” Diggs said GQ Sports. “If I’m not in a good place, obviously it’s not the best for me. So that’s when things started shaking.
Diggs’ 2023 campaign got off to a promising start. He recorded at least 100 receiving yards in five of the first six games of the season, but he ended the year at a more pedestrian pace. Diggs has surpassed the 80-yard receiving mark on just two occasions over the last 11 weeks of the regular season.
The Bills beat Pittsburgh Steelers in the wild-card round, before falling to the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in the divisional round. Diggs finished the game against the Steelers with 52 receiving yards, but only managed one catch for 7 yards in the divisional round.
Diggs pointed to the Bills’ performance last season when he talked about his eventual departure.
“The games looked a lot different,” Diggs said. “You can blame me. I don’t mind blaming. I got big shoulders. But pay attention, pay really close attention. Watch the game. Of course there are plenty of plays I want back. But there have been many plays that have not gone my way.”
Diggs continued to question what contributed to the decline in production as the season wore on.
“I need a lot of things to get the ball … You can’t roll out of bed and get 800 yards in the first eight games. Your best receiver is doing that. You tell me about the last 10. What’s changed? Is there Were changes happening? I just pay attention to what happened and people try to act like, for the last 10 games, I forgot how to play football?”
Wide receiver Gabe Davis also left the Bills this offseason as the 25-year-old signed with the Bills. Jacksonville Jaguars. But the Bills’ front office signed veteran pass catchers Curtis Samuel and Marquez Valdes-Scantling.
In April, Buffalo drafted the former Florida State wide receiver Keon Coleman In the second round.
“I’d say our receiver room is like Baskin-Robbins right now,” Bills general manager Brandon Beane joked. “We’ve got a lot of flavors.”
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