Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has spoken on the Stefon Diggs drama and he is taking some responsibility and also added that there is no conflict between himself and Diggs.
ESPN got the details;
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen said wide receiver Stefon Diggs’ absence from the team’s first mandatory minicamp practice Tuesday, after leaving the facility earlier in the day, comes from an issue the team is working on internally.
The quarterback said that he did not think there is a personality conflict between him and Diggs but that there are things that could have gone better last year. Some examples Allen gave of what the Bills can do to support Diggs is incorporating him “a little bit better in what we’re doing here” and “getting him the ball or getting more involved in the game plan.”
Allen said that it is related to “teamwork” and has to do with more than just football, but he placed some responsibility on himself, saying, “There’s things that I could do better to help out with this process and try to get him back here and be the Buffalo Bill that he’s meant to be.”
“I think we’re just, as an organization, maybe not communicating the right way with everything,” Allen said. “So again, just trying to talk and listen at the same time and hear him out. And like I said, just try to move this forward as quickly and as respectfully as possible.”
The pair did speak Tuesday, per Allen, and the quarterback downplayed the importance of the wide receiver’s absence with it being June and there being plenty of time before the season starts. Pass-rusher Von Miller also referenced that Diggs not being here for practice this time of year is “really not that serious,” and both players expressed their love and support for the wide receiver.
“Stef, he’s my guy,” Allen said. “Excuse my … I f—ing love him. He’s a brother of mine. This does not work, what we’re doing here, without him. We wish he was in here today and was out there on the field with us and that’s not the case, but I’ve got his back no matter what. And again, I’ve got no doubt that we will figure out what’s going on. I frigging love him. I can’t stress that enough.”
The unconventional day started with coach Sean McDermott saying before practice that Diggs was not present and that he was “very concerned, very concerned” about the absence. Allen described the response as “a typical reaction from a head coach. Obviously, he wants everybody here.”
Bills decided to just cancel the minicamp because of the drama.