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Stefon Diggs’ trial was initially expected to interfere with his quest for a Super Bowl title, but he no longer has to worry.
The New England Patriots wide receiver was charged with a series of serious criminal violations and charged with felony strangulation or choking and misdemeanor assault and battery.
Originally scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 23, two days before the AFC title game, Diggs’ first hearing was pushed back to Feb. 13, five days after Super Bowl LX.
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Stefon Diggs of the New England Patriots smiles during an NFL game between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on November 2, 2025 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Diggs’ attorney wrote in a court filing that the receiver “has a previously scheduled work engagement of January 23, 2026.”
A police account in a court filing says a woman came to the Dedham Police Department on Dec. 16 to report that two weeks earlier, while working as a private chef for Diggs, he had entered her room and became angry during a discussion about money.
The woman told police that Diggs “punched her in the face.” She tried to push him away, then he “tried to strangle her using the crook of his elbow around her neck.”
“She said he was behind her with his arms wrapped around her,” wrote Officer Kenneth J. Ellis. “She said she felt like she was having trouble breathing and felt like she could have passed out.”
Stefon Diggs (8) of the New England Patriots watches the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons at Gillette Stadium on November 2, 2025 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)
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Diggs threw her on a bed and lied to her when she told him she hadn’t been paid, Ellis wrote. The chef asked to be paid for a week in November while Diggs hosted guests and had to go home, Ellis wrote. The woman “left her post” and her home in Dedham but returned on Dec. 9 to reclaim her property. At that point, she told police, Diggs referred her to his assistant, who told her she had to sign a nondisclosure agreement before being paid. She did not sign it, police said.
The woman was reluctant to press charges until late last month, Ellis wrote, when “she let me know she had changed her mind a few days ago” and wanted to pursue criminal charges.
In a statement, the team acknowledged the situation and said the 32-year-old catcher denied the allegations against him.
Diggs’ teammate Christian Barmore is currently scheduled to appear in court on February 3, five days before the Super Bowl in San Francisco, for allegedly assaulting a woman he was in a relationship with in August.
(Left) New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs (8) before the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts on September 21, 2025. (Right) New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs (8) leaves the field after an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati, Ohio on November 23, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images; Peter Joneleit/AP Photo, file)
Barmore would have seized the woman’s phone as she attempted to leave her residence. The alleged victim then “intended to open the door and scream for help, but Christian grabbed her before she could and threw her to the ground.” Barmore then allegedly grabbed her by the shirt near her neck and told her he would ask her cousin to “f— [her] “Barmore was charged with one count of assault and battery against a member of his family or household.
David Meier represents both players.
