Patriots star Stefon Diggs pleads not guilty to felony strangulation charges days after Super Bowl

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New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs had no choice but to move on from a tough Super Bowl loss.

Just five days after being part of a 29-13 loss that gave the Seattle Seahawks the Lombardi Trophy, the 32-year-old pleaded not guilty to charges of felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery.

Diggs' attorney, Michael Schuster, told reporters outside the courtroom Friday that Diggs is "completely innocent" of the "false allegations".

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Stefon Diggs of the New England Patriots runs on the field prior to Super Bowl LX against the Seattle Seahawks at Levi's Stadium on Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, California. (Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)

"We're confident after the facts and evidence are reviewed in this case, he will be completely exonerated," Schuster said, via WEEI Radio.

Originally slated to appear in court Jan. 23, two days before the AFC title game, Diggs' first court hearing was pushed back to Friday because of a "previously scheduled professional commitment."

A police narrative in a court filing said a woman went to the Dedham Police Department on Dec. 16 to report that, two weeks earlier, while working as a private chef for Diggs, he entered 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."

Stefon Diggs of the New England Patriots warms up at Super Bowl LX held at Levi's Stadium on Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, California. (Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images)

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