Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel didn’t get into specifics on why extensive receiver Stefon Diggs sat out Friday’s preseason opener in opposition to the Commanders.
Vrabel was requested Monday morning if Diggs’ inactivity was health-related on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Present.”
“Coach’s resolution” was all Vrabel would supply.
Diggs was current on the sideline for Friday’s preseason sport, however he didn’t swimsuit up throughout warmups or on the bench. Diggs has been a full participant in apply for a lot of the summer season regardless of recovering from a torn ACL suffered in October. He did miss the primary half of Wednesday’s joint apply with the Commanders for unspecified causes.
The veteran extensive receiver obtained out to a sizzling begin in coaching camp however has been quiet in latest periods.
“I believe the place he’s at in his course of proper now’s the place we would like him to be,” extensive receivers coach Todd Downing mentioned of Diggs on Monday. “He’s working laborious when he’s on the market together with his reps and also you see him making some performs. The massive factor with him is knowing that we are able to’t confuse outcomes with the method. So if there’s a day that he doesn’t have a complete bunch of manufacturing, that doesn’t imply he didn’t do his job and get open. The method for him goes to need to be studying this technique and studying precisely what the quarterback and what Josh (McDaniels) are on the lookout for, and ensuring that he’s in the appropriate spot on the proper time as he continues to refine that. I believe he’ll keep on the trajectory we anticipate him to be on.”
Diggs definitely has his fair proportion of catches this summer season, however extensive receivers like Kayshon Boutte, Mack Hollins, DeMario Douglas and Efton Chism have made extra spotlight performs.
The Patriots will apply in opposition to Diggs’ previous workforce, the Vikings, in Minnesota on Wednesday and Thursday.
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