Getty Wide receiver Stefon Diggs of the Buffalo Bills.
Stefon Diggs may have taken some time away from the Buffalo Bills this offseason, but he apparently didn’t miss many days at the gym.
As the team prepares to start training camp on July 26, the All-Pro wide receiver took to Instagram to share pictures of the workouts he’s been going through in preparation. Diggs had stirred up some drama this offseason after a sideline outburst in the team’s playoff loss to the Cincinnati Bengals was followed by months of cryptic posts hinting at discontent. The situation came to a head in June when Diggs was absent for the first day of mandatory minicamp, but the team has since defused the idea of tensions.
Fans shared reactions to Diggs’ workout photos, with some expressing relief that he appears ready to rejoin the team and put the drama in the past.
Stefon Diggs Putting in the Work
Diggs took to Instagram on July 20 to share a pair of images showing his workouts — one on a running track and the other in the gym — along with a video of himself getting hyped on the sidelines during a game and celebrating a touchdown.
The images caught the attention of Bills fans, some of whom appeared in the comments sharing excitement for the upcoming season.
“Sauce Gardner better be ready week 1,” one fan wrote, anticipating the September 11 matchup between the New York Jets and the Bills on the season premiere of Monday Night Football.
Bills Receiver’s Workouts Go Viral
Diggs has gotten plenty of attention in the past for his offseason work ethic. Back in June 2020, a few months after he joined the team in a trade from the Minnesota Vikings, Diggs made a big impression on Josh Allen after the pair worked out together.
“I’ll tell you: This man loves to work,” Allen told reporters at the time, via the Buffalo News. “He loves to get out on the field and run routes and talk to the guys, explain how he’s running routes, explain what works for him to these young cats. I mean, it was very, very awesome to see the amount of detail that he puts into his craft.”
Allen and Diggs remained close through the receiver’s three seasons in Buffalo, and this summer the Bills quarterback stuck up for Diggs after he came under criticism for his absence through voluntary practices. While Allen said in April that he preferred for Diggs to be with teammates during OTAs, he stressed that he was not worried about the receiver’s commitment to the team.
“I’m just looking forward to getting back with him and working on things and continuing to get better,” he told reporters, via NewYorkUpstate.com. “Because he is the best receiver in the league and he helps us out a lot on this team. Looking forward to continuing our relationship on and off the field and him continuing to make plays for us.”
Fans will likely see Diggs back with his Bills teammates soon, as the team is scheduled to open training camp on July 26.