Wide receiver Stefon Diggs met with the media as a member of his new team, the Buffalo Bills, and his former team inevitably came up.
While discussing the Vikings with reporters, Diggs claimed he never expressed his concerns with Minnesota publicly, per ESPN’s Marcel Louis-Jacques.
Here’s what Diggs said:
“As far as my past with Minnesota, I never actually said anything,” he said Wednesday, via ESPN. “But, to this new situation, I’m excited. There is no right or wrong or problems to be fixed from my old situation. I have a lot of respect for the Minnesota Vikings. At that time, a trade happened — you’ve kind of got to look at it for what it is. But I never really was vocal about what I did or didn’t like (in Minnesota).”
Earlier this offseason, Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer reported that when Diggs tweeted “It’s time for a new beginning” while still on the Vikings, a handful of teams called Minnesota, which had originally put Diggs off-limits until the trade deadline.
Diggs referenced that tweet while talking with reporters, but downplayed it being a vocal complaint, per Louis-Jacques.
“I never really was too vocal about it,” Diggs said. “‘It’s time for a new beginning’ was enough said. I am super excited for my new situation, this is also a great organization built on a lot of hard-working guys. A lot of guys that really grinded to get to where they’re at.”