The Stefon Diggs Commotion Chatter Persists
Per average annual salary, Stefon Diggs is the 21st highest-paid wide receiver in NFL.
No matter what you read hereafter — in this article or the rest of the digital orbit — that nascent factoid will come to a head. Plain and simple.
Diggs earns less money per season than the Carolina Panthers WR Robby Anderson and 20% less than Christian Kirk, who recently signed an unholy deal in contrast to his career resume.
Then, Tyreek Hill was flabbergastingly traded by the Kansas City Chiefs to the Miami Dolphins and was quickly awarded a four-year, $120 million contract. Coincidence or not, Diggs — who is a Top 5 wide receiver in the NFL — tweeted this after the Hill trade and extension:
This can be considered a thoughtful reflection on life — or an ominous precursor to Diggs desiring a splurgy new contract more aligned with the Hills and Davantes of the gridiron world.
Unsurprisingly, the tweet — based on Diggs’ history of posting disgruntled, foreshadowing thoughts to social media — opened a discussion about his trade value and trade plausibility, plus the potential demand for a new contract.
Diggs’ brother, the interception magnet who plays for the Dallas Cowboys, sweetened the pot two days later:
And one day after Trevon Diggs’ aspirational tweet, Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk warned about brewing Stefon Diggs discontent:
“Diggs, two years after arriving in Buffalo, is still waiting for his next deal. Comments like “we still hold his rights for two more years” may not be the right way to play it with Diggs. The right way to handle it would be to get him taken care of sooner than later, before he begins to sour on the Bills the way he soured on the Vikings.”
– Mike Florio | Pro Football Talk
Diggs is playing on a five-year, $72 million contract orchestrated by — you guessed it — the team-friendly masters, the Minnesota Vikings, particularly Rick Spielman, who left the team two and half months ago. To date, the Bills have not afforded the quicksilver Diggs a new contract.
With the Vikings, Diggs departed because of a run-happy offense fancied by ex-head coach Mike Zimmer. Diggs didn’t get the ball enough. In Buffalo, Diggs has it made based on offensive Xs and Os. However, this money stuff is going to fester. You can write that down.
The team’s All-Pro quarterback, Josh Allen, doesn’t want the malcontent to result in a trade, and why would he? Diggs, who will be 29 years old next season, is terrific.
Monitor the contractual negotiations — if they’re happening at all — otherwise this all-of-a-sudden malarkey will turn to incessant cryptic tweets. And who knows after that.
It’s happened before.
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his daily YouTube Channel, VikesNow. He hosts a podcast with Bryant McKinnie, which airs every Wednesday with Raun Sawh and Sally from Minneapolis. His Viking fandom dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ and The Doors (the band).
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