Houston Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs wanted to fight the entire Green Bay Packers roster before he was stopped Sunday by staffers from both teams and an official.
The scuffle started between Diggs and Jaire Alexander, where the Texans star called the Packers cornerback trash-talking near the Green Bay sideline.
Fellow Green Bay defenseman Keisean Nixon didn’t take too kindly to something Diggs said and also got in his face.
Two Packers quickly turned to four wanting a word with Diggs, which quickly escalated to more than a dozen Green Bay players.
Finally, a member of each team’s staff and a referee can take Diggs away from the Packers’ sideline and diffuse the situation.
Stefon Diggs tried to pick a fight with several members of the Green Bay Packers on Sunday
Green Bay’s roster didn’t take too kindly to the taunting and tried to get in Diggs’ face
There was no action from any of Diggs’ teammates to help him, there was plenty of time to get from one sideline to the other.
Houston knows that mass confrontation incidents would likely have cost them fines or evictions. Leaving Diggs fighting that battle alone is a bad look, regardless of how it started.
Diggs finished the game with five catches for 23 yards as the Packers’ defense primarily shut down the Texans’ passing attack in the 24–22 victory.
Texans quarterback CJ Stroud finished the game with just 86 passing yards, his lowest total of the season by over 100 yards.
Diggs has had a reputation as a hothead since his days in Minnesota and has done nothing to dispel the rumor in Buffalo.
The now-Texan also did nothing to buck that trend on Sunday.