Patriots star wide receiver Stegon Diggs pleads not guilty to assault charges

[p]Less than a week after playing for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-england-patriots/G6oNfmi8/"]Patriots[/a] in their Super Bowl loss to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/seattle-seahawks/f5h1oOee/"]Seattle Seahawks[/a], the veteran wide receiver was in court in Dedham, Massachusetts, where his lawyer said he was confident Diggs would be [b]"completely exonerated."[/b][/p][p]Diggs is facing charges of felony strangulation or suffocation and a lesser assault and battery charge against a live-in chef, according to prosecutors.[/p][p]He was released on personal recognizance and is due back in court on April 1st.[/p][p][b]"We are confident that after the facts and evidence are reviewed in this case, he will be completely exonerated,"[/b] attorney Mitchell Schuster told reporters outside the court, where Diggs's arraignment lasted less than five minutes.[/p][p]A police report from the Dedham Police Department says the alleged victim came to a police station on December 16 to report the incident, which she said stemmed from a pay dispute.[/p][p]She told police Diggs struck her in the face and tried to choke her [b]"using the crook of his elbow around her neck,"[/b] according to the report.[/p][p]When charges were filed on December 30, defense attorney David Meier said in a statement that Diggs[b] "categorically denies these allegations."[/b][/p][embed guid="452917d1-4637-47dd-9572-477fa7a65f4a" url="https://x.com/TMZ/status/2022321395221270715?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]