Patriots’ No. 1 Wideout Apparently Leaves Meetings To Go No. 2
Everyone can relate
When you gotta go, you gotta go. Just ask Stefon Diggs — and all of his teammates.
The New England Patriots receiver often leaves, or is late to, team meetings for a humorous and relatable reason: bathroom breaks. The smell anecdote was revealed Tuesday in a piece published by the Boston Herald’s Andrew Callahan, who is covering the Patriots in San Francisco ahead of Super Bowl LX.
Check out this excerpt from Callahan’s column:
“Most Friday mornings, Stefon Diggs is a little late to the Patriots’ team meeting.
“If Diggs isn’t late, he ducks out after 20-25 minutes for the same reason he’s normally tardy.
“But Mike Vrabel doesn’t mind.
“Even a No. 1 receiver has to go No. 2.
” ‘Little buddy’s gotta take a poop,’ Vrabel often says as Diggs exits a room full of chuckles.
“Diggs is extremely regular, something you wouldn’t know unless you’re a regular inside Vrabel’s team meetings. In those meetings, you would learn ‘little buddy’ is a nickname Vrabel gives just about every player, save for the linemen. It’s his way of tweaking them, reminding them who’s boss. Even Drake Maye, from time to time, is Vrabel’s little buddy.”
It’d be interesting to know whether Bill Belichick would have a similar laid-back reaction to players leaving team meetings to do something that could be, erm, squeezed out ahead of time. Regardless, Vrabel apparently is cool with it, which is yet another example of his player-friendly approach to coaching.
Diggs and the Patriots will face the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX this Sunday.
