Stefon Diggs Five Things You Didn’t Know
This was probably one of the most emotional playoff wins in NFL history. The Minnesota Vikings get to the NFC Championship game following a last second touchdown catch and run by Stefon Diggs. In his powerful interview following the game winning catch he says “he never stops playing till the clock says zero”.
- 1. He shares a close relationship with his mother Stephanie Diggs. When he was 16 years old his mother became a single parent following his father’s death. His father Aron Diggs died at only 39 years old from congestive heart failure. As reported by the Vikings he says he lead to lean on his brothers and mother following his father’s passing. He also says his mother never let him down. It was that love for his mother that allowed him to mature. Bleacher Report posted an emotional message the star wideout wrote to another player after his mother passed from pancreatic cancer. The message read “I know you’re going through a bit of an emotional roller coaster,” Diggs wrote. “But I just wanted to tell you we’re here for you.”
- 2. He grew up in suburban Washington DC. 2 years after his father’s death Stefon decided to stay close to home and play for the Maryland Terrapins.
- 3. After his Junior year he entered the draft and was picked by the Minnesota Vikings. He signed a 4 year $2.7 million deal which he is still playing under. His net worth is only $1 million after playing in the league for 3 years. In 2018 he has the ability to declare as a free agent. The Vikings have shown great interest in keeping him and willing to pay him top dollar.
- 4. Vikings receiver Stefon Diggs does not currently have a girlfriend but Baller Alert reported in January of last year that he made a women get an abortion. The woman, who goes by Reyna, took to Twitter to proclaim that Diggs did her dirty. Apparently, he had two women pregnant at the same time and determined Reyna’s child wasn’t worth keeping. Stefon of course never confirmed the allegations but she continued to say that he didn’t pay her to have the abortion.
- 5. Stefon says he was self conscious about his hands. The 6 foot 1 athlete says when he was a kid his hands were always bigger than the other kids so he would keep them in his pockets. The star continued to tell Twin Cities that his odd hands became useful when he began playing football at 9 or 10 years old. Football was also a mental escape following his father’s death in 2008.