Stephon Diggs breaks Silence on Heated Exchange With Jaire Alexander
Houston Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs didn’t hold anything back when he talked about his pregame altercation with Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander. While speaking to reporters after the Packers defeated the Texans 24-22. Diggs explained how he and Alexander got into it.
“I was walking to the locker room at the beginning of the game, and I heard somebody chirping,” Diggs said, per Aaron Wilson per KPRC 2 in Houston. “I’m never the bigger person. I don’t, if I’m by myself or with a million people. I’m never the bigger person. ain’t letting (stuff) go. I ain’t with the football tough guy (stuff).”
Diggs and Alexander only exchanged words and no punches were thrown during the altercation. Both players are very familiar with each other as they faced off six times including Sunday’s game. In the previous five games, Alexander has one interception and six passes defended while Diggs has caught 44 passes for 419 yards and six touchdowns. In Sunday’s contest, Diggs caught five passes for 23 yards and no touchdowns.
“I could say, ‘Yeah,’ but it’s no different approach than any other week,” Diggs said. “I’m not going out there trying to prove nothing that I ain’t trying to prove each and every other week, every play, every day, try to earn it during the week in practice. I don’t really get into all that extra (stuff).”
Stefon Diggs and Jaire Alexander are All-Pro players
Diggs is one of the top wide receivers in the NFL as he’s been named to the Pro Bowl the last four years and has been selected to the All-Pro Team twice. He joined the Texans this season after spending the last four years with the Buffalo Bills. Diggs began his career with the Minnesota Vikings when the team selected him during the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
Alexander was selected by the Packers in the first round (No. 18 overall) in the 2018 NFL Draft. He was named to the All-Rookie Team in 2018 and was selected to the Pro Bowl and All-Pro Second Team in 2020 and 2022.
