Patriots stars facing criminal allegations decline to answer questions from reporters about legal troubles

New England Patriots stars Stefon Diggs and Christian Barmore would not reply definite questions from reporters astir transgression allegations against them arsenic they hole for their last crippled of the play and the upcoming playoffs. 

Diggs and Barmore faced reporters successful the Patriots' locker country Friday, refusing to springiness immoderate important answers erstwhile pressed astir their ineligible troubles. 

Diggs, who was accused of attacking a backstage cook during a quality implicit money, said it was an "emotional time" for him, adding he's "sorry I wasn't disposable for those mates of days. It's a antithetic benignant of time."

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"It's decidedly an unfastened case, truthful I can't adjacent accidental thing astir it," Diggs said, adding helium would reply immoderate football-related questions. 

At 1 point, erstwhile helium was asked astir the enactment he's received from his teammates, Diggs responded, "Is that a shot question? Regarding football, I'm going to proceed to beryllium the feline that I've been." 

Diggs repeated the operation "Is that a shot question?" erstwhile helium was asked if helium had been successful interaction with Barmore astir the situations they are in. 

"I effort not to beryllium rude. I said it successful the beginning," Diggs continued. 

Barmore, accused of home battle and artillery aft his woman told constabulary helium had thrown her to the ground, told reporters aggregate times, "I'm focused connected Miami and playing football."

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 that helium "tried to choke her utilizing the crook of his elbow astir her neck."

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Barmore allegedly grabbed a woman's telephone portion she was trying to permission his home. 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," according to authorities.

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 authoritative 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, adding 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."

Barmore's lawyer released a statement, saying, "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 future, and some parties volition determination guardant together."

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New England Patriots antiaircraft tackle Christian Barmore and wide receiver Stefon Diggs (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images; Peter Joneleit/AP Photo, File)

Patriots caput manager Mike Vrabel was asked astir the caller developments. 

"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. Some 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." 

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