Overview
- Both players addressed reporters Friday for the first time since the charges surfaced, with Stefon Diggs calling it an open case and Christian Barmore saying he was focused on Miami and playing football.
- Diggs faces a felony count of strangulation or suffocation and a misdemeanor assault and battery charge stemming from a Dec. 2 incident alleged by his former personal chef.
- Barmore is charged with misdemeanor assault and battery on a family or household member in connection with an Aug. 8 dispute at his Mansfield residence.
- Diggs is scheduled to be arraigned Jan. 23 in Dedham District Court, and Barmore has an arraignment set for Feb. 3 in Attleboro District Court.
- The Patriots issued statements supporting Diggs and acknowledging Barmore’s case as the NFL confirmed both remain eligible under its Personal Conduct Policy, while attorney David Meier denied the allegations and reports note photos in the Barmore police file and no photos in the Diggs report.