Patriots coach Mike Vrabel addresses criminal allegations against two players ahead of playoffs

New England Patriots caput manager Mike Vrabel answered questions astir caller transgression allegations against prima players Stefon Diggs and Christian Barmore successful a property league connected Wednesday. 

Diggs was accused of attacking a backstage cook during a quality astir money, portion Barmore has been accused of home battle and artillery charges aft his woman told constabulary helium threw her to the crushed successful August. 

Vrabel said the caller developments aren't "disappointing." 

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(Left) New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs (8) earlier the crippled against the Pittsburgh Steelers astatine Gillette Stadium successful Foxborough, Massachusetts, connected Sep. 21, 2025. (Right) New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs (8) leaves the tract pursuing an NFL shot crippled against the Cincinnati Bengals successful Cincinnati, Ohio, connected Nov. 23, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images;Peter Joneleit/AP Photo, File)

"I would accidental not disappointing astatine all. These are allegations," Vrabel said erstwhile asked however disappointing the "distractions" were up of the playoffs. "It's things that we person to handle, and each time there's distractions, immoderate are smaller than others. I'm assured that we'll absorption connected the Dolphins and those 2 individuals that you mentioned volition beryllium capable to grip the ongoing ineligible process." 

Vrabel besides said helium doesn't expect the developments to beryllium distracting.

"Afraid? No, not afraid," helium said.

Vrabel declined to clarify if determination would beryllium immoderate squad subject assigned to the players, and suggested the squad had been alert of the alleged incidents anterior to them being revealed to the public. 

"Again, there's ongoing ineligible matters. And these, again, are allegations. We've made a statement, we've taken the allegations precise seriously, and what comes of that, I deliberation past we'll person different discussion. But I don't deliberation we person to leap to immoderate benignant of conclusions close present and fto the process instrumentality its toll," helium said. "We ever privation to stitchery much information, but these are – we've been alert of these allegations. Yesterday and contiguous aren't the archetypal that we've heard astir them. Trying to bash everything successful accordance with the league argumentation and making definite that we're successful compliance with the league." 

When asked erstwhile the squad was made alert of Diggs' allegations, Vrabel said, "When they were capable to marque america alert from the tribunal filings and immoderate things similar that." 

In a statement, the squad acknowledged the concern and said the 32-year-old receiver denied the claims against him. "The New England Patriots are alert of the accusations that person been made regarding Stefon Diggs. Stefon has informed the enactment that helium categorically denies the allegations. We enactment Stefon. We volition proceed to stitchery accusation and volition cooperate afloat with the due authorities and the NFL arsenic necessary. Out of respect for each parties involved, and fixed that this is an ongoing ineligible matter, we volition person nary further remark astatine this time."

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Vrabel was asked what the enactment successful the connection astir the squad "supporting" Diggs meant, and said, "That everybody that we attraction astir and that we person been adjacent to for a while, we support. And we do. We recognize that there's allegations, but we besides privation to enactment each and each player, each and each manager and each and each unit member." 

Diggs allegedly strangled his pistillate cook implicit wealth earlier this month. The pistillate told constabulary Diggs "smacked her crossed the face," that she tried to propulsion him distant and past helium "tried to choke her utilizing the crook of his elbow astir her neck."

Meanwhile, Barmore allegedly grabbed the victim's telephone portion she was trying to permission his residence. The alleged unfortunate past "intended to unfastened the doorway and shriek for help, but Christian grabbed her earlier she could and threw her to the floor." Barmore past allegedly grabbed the unfortunate by the garment adjacent her neck. Barmore besides allegedly told the unfortunate helium would person his relative "f--- [her] up." 

The NFL has said some Diggs and Barmore are eligible to play Sunday against the Miami Dolphins.

"There is nary alteration to the presumption of Diggs oregon Barmore. Both are eligible to play astatine this time," the league said successful a statement. "Pursuant to the Personal Conduct Policy (attached), information for placement connected the Commissioner Exempt List whitethorn beryllium considered pursuing ceremonial charges successful the signifier of an indictment by a expansive jury, the filing of charges by a prosecutor, oregon an arraignment successful a transgression court."

David Meier, 1 of the attorneys of grounds for Diggs, confirmed that the seasoned NFL wide receiver categorically denies the claims brought against him and added the quality was betwixt an leader and an employee.

"Stefon Diggs categorically denies these allegations. They are unsubstantiated, uncorroborated, and were ne'er investigated — due to the fact that they did not occur. The timing and information for making the allegations is crystal clear: they are the nonstop effect of an employee-employer fiscal quality that was not resolved to the employee’s satisfaction. Stefon looks guardant to establishing the information successful a tribunal of law."

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New England Patriots caput manager Mike Vrabel speaks the to media during a property league astatine Gillette Stadium. (Eric Canha-Imagn Images)

Barmore's lawyer released the pursuing statement:

"We are assured that the grounds volition show that nary transgression behaviour took place. Based connected the facts and the law, we expect that this idiosyncratic substance volition beryllium resolved successful the adjacent aboriginal and some parties volition determination guardant together."

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