Overview
- Court records show the Dedham District Court arraignment moved from Jan. 23 to Feb. 13, five days after Super Bowl LX, with some outlets reporting Feb. 23.
- Diggs is charged with felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery tied to a Dec. 2 incident at his Dedham home.
- A police narrative filed in court says a former private chef reported he smacked her and tried to choke her during a dispute over payment.
- Diggs and his attorney deny the allegations, framing the matter as an unresolved employment-related financial dispute, and the defense has pursued a financial resolution.
- The NFL says it is aware and has taken no disciplinary action, and reporting notes the delay makes exempt-list placement before the Super Bowl less likely; the Patriots say they support Diggs.