BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The big story of the day on Tuesday when the Buffalo Bills began mandatory minicamp was the absence of wide receiver Stefon Diggs with head coach Sean McDermott saying he was "very concerned."
On Wednesday when the Bills hit the practice field for the second day of mandatory minicamp, Diggs was in attendance.
I thought this was a cool moment today...
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Given the last 24 hours surrounding Stefon Diggs...here is he taking some time to work with fellow WR's KeeSean Johnson and (R) Jalen Wayne off to the side
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McDermott spoke after practice Wednesday saying he wanted to provide clarity on the situation from Tuesday, and that he excused Diggs from practice.
"Let me be clear, Stef did everything that he was asked to do. He was here Monday and executed his physical on time. Stef reported yesterday (Tuesday) and reported for meetings at which time we had a good conversation, great communication, and we got to a point yesterday where we just felt like we all needed a break and some space. So, I gave Stef permission to get some space and head out and then picked up those conversations after practice. So let me make it clear, it was not Stef leaving unexcused he was excused by me. Those conversations have got us to what I think and believe is a great spot. Sometimes you gotta have conversations, you need to communicate, and I appreciate Stef being willing to communicate I thought he did a great job. You guys need to understand Stef is a valuable member of this football team, he's one of our captains and a leader on this football team. He works extremely, extremely hard, as hard as any player I've been around to be elite in this league and that's what he is, and I love him."
McDermott continued on to say he said he was "very concerned" on Tuesday because whenever any player has something going on or is not there for some reason he is concerned, in particular a player as important to the team as Diggs.
"I get concerned when players miss for reasons off the field, for reasons on the field, whether it be they're injured or whatever it is, that's just how I am."
McDermott also said they all want the same thing, to win, and he feels they're in a good spot.
You can watch McDermott's full comments in the video player above.
