Stefon Diggs Now Facing Serious Felony Charges

Former Buffalo Bills wide receiver and current New England Patriot Stefon Diggs was arrested earlier this week and is facing felony charges.

Stefon Diggs Facing Felony Charges

According to a police report, Diggs is facing strangulation and other criminal charges in connection with an incident that happened earlier in December.

Diggs was in court facing felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery charges. It is something that Diggs' lawyer denies the star wide receiver committed.

According to NFL.com, the charges stem from a police report that was filed by a former private chef of Diggs on December 16th.

A police narrative in a court filing about the case said a woman came to the Dedham Police Department on Dec. 16 to say that two weeks earlier, while working as a private chef for Diggs, he came into her bedroom and became angry during a discussion about money. The woman told police Diggs "smacked her across the face," she tried to push him away and then he "tried to choke her using the crook of his elbow around her neck."

Diggs has had a very good season this year for the Patriots. He has helped the team win the AFC East title and the #2 seed in the AFC heading to the playoffs.

This season, Diggs has 82 receptions for 970 yards and four touchdowns. He never had fewer than 1000 yards in the four seasons he played in Buffalo.

Diggs is expected to play for the Patriots until his next court date in January. That date is one day before the AFC Championship game.