Although Vikings WR Stefon Diggs will play today, it seems the tension between player and team is still high. We heard that Minnesota had fined Diggs for missing practice and skipping some meetings this week, and ESPN’s Chris Mortensen tweets that the fine total has now exceeded $200K.
Diggs, who signed a five-year, $72MM extension in July 2018, can certainly afford the fines, but it’s still a hefty sum that is not likely to fill the Maryland product with warm and fuzzy and feelings towards the Vikings (but, while the team would be entitled to void Diggs’ $40MM in guarantees, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets that the Vikes have not taken that nuclear approach). Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports that multiple teams have tried to capitalize on the discord by reaching out to Minnesota with trade inquiries, but the Vikings have remained adamant in their refusal to trade their disgruntled star this year.
However, Schefter suggests that some teams do believe Minnesota would change its stance if the offer was good enough, and the club could revisit trade talks in the offseason. Diggs is an electric playmaker who could add a charge to most any offense, and given the ever-growing market for wideouts, his current deal doesn’t seem particularly cumbersome.
The Vikings, who are currently 2-2 and in last place in the NFC North, will look to get back above .500 against the Giants this afternoon.
Sure. Because in Today’s NFL, overpriced, Big whiny baby WR’s are in high demand. I think they go into those tents to slurp on pacifiers, and so their mothers don’t see them cry.
You have a GM who spends over 200 million bucks on 2 WR’s and a QB, only to have the coach decide he wants to emulate Vince Lombardi and roll back the clock to 1965. The only question is who gets fired first, the GM or Head Coach. My money’s on Zimmer, who seems to be in over his head.
U seem upset. Take ur linebacker wife to pound town & watch a trump rally
U seem like a mor@n. What are you even talking about?
Raiders on line 1
…And line 2 and 3
Seriously some one pick up. He’s threatening to give Derek Carr to the dolphins if we don’t!
Better make sure he likes his helmet and his feet aren’t burnt. Willing to lose more picks for divas? Sounds like a perfect Gruden player; older, expensive, and mad.
Hes 25, I wouldnt call that older.
I know the Steelers are out of interesting draft picks but he would be a huge help with Juju
OK time for me to consult a mental health professional. Terry Bradshaw just said exactly what I just posted almost verbatim.
If Terry Bradshaw and I have the same opinions, things might be slipping away from me. So sad.
You two are crotchety
poor fella. next goes the hair…