Houston Texans receiver Stefon Diggs made it clear that while his pregame scuffle with Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander caused a commotion, he doesn’t regret calling out the All-Pro defender.
“I don’t give a f— if I’m by myself or with a million. I’m never the bigger person. I ain’t letting s— go,” Diggs told reporters. “They picked it up or whatever. But I ain’t with the football tough guy s—.”
While walking back to the locker room, Diggs said he heard “chirping” coming from the Packers’ sidelines. He found Alexander and called him out.
Soon enough, other Green Bay players started to get involved. Eventually, multiple coaches had to break up Diggs, Alexanders and others so the two sides could head back to the locker room.
Following Green Bay’s 24-22 win, Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said would’ve preferred for Diggs to “be the bigger person.”
Stefon Diggs and Jaire Alexander exchanged “pleasantries” pre-game.
Post-game he offered a very candid explanation:
-“I’m never the bigger person.”
-“I’m not with the football tough guy 💩” pic.twitter.com/ZXlUh7Ye3I
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“We don’t want to encourage that,” Ryans said. “We just want to go out and play ball the right way and make sure it’s settled on the field. We can’t be about chirping and all the extra stuff, we’ve just got to be about executing when the ball is snapped.”
Sunday marked the sixth time Diggs and Alexader went up against each other and the first since 2022. Back with the Buffalo Bills, Diggs finished with 108 receiving yards and a touchdown.
For his career, the four-time Pro Bowl receiver had totaled over 400 receiving yards and six touchdowns in coverage against Alexander. On Sunday, the Packers held Diggs to five catches for 23 yards and one first-down reception.
“How we played offensively is just not good enough for us,” Ryans said. “We have to play better. Guys have to execute better. Have to step up.”
The Texans return to NRG Stadium to take on the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday at noon CT.
