Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs on Thursday added more fuel to the speculation he wanted to be traded.
“I feel like there’s truth to all rumors, no matter how you dress it up,” the 25-year-old Diggs told reporters. “I won’t be speaking on it at all, but there is truth to all rumors, I guess.”
When asked to elaborate, Diggs elected to circle back to detailing his frustration with the team’s offense and the overall direction of the Vikings (2-2).
“There’s truth to all rumors,” Diggs said. “So what I mean on that, so I can politely explain, is there’s a lot of speculation on me being frustrated. Of course, being a receiver and wanting to have success and wanting to win, if you want to win and you’re not winning, of course you’d be frustrated. That’s my answer.”
Vikings coach Mike Zimmer declined to discuss the Diggs situation Thursday, saying it was an “internal matter,” according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
When asked if Diggs would play Sunday against the New York Giants, Zimmer replied, “We’ll have to see,” according to The Athletic.
ESPN.com reported Diggs caught passes from practice-squad quarterback Jake Browning at the end of Thursday’s practice.
Earlier, Diggs explained that his absence from Wednesday’s practice was due to illness. The Vikings officially listed Diggs with a “not injury related” designation.
The Vikings told one NFL team “definitely interested” in acquiring Diggs that the wide receiver was not available for trade, ESPN’s Josina Anderson reported.
Diggs has 13 receptions for 209 yards and one touchdown in four games this season, one year after posting career-best totals in catches (102), receiving yards (1,021) and TDs (nine).
He has 315 receptions for 3,702 yards and 25 touchdowns in 59 career games since being selected by Minnesota in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
— Field Level Media