The NFL has closed its personal conduct review into free agent wide receiver Stefon Diggs after determining there was insufficient evidence of a policy violation, a league official told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The decision follows Diggs being found not guilty in May of assaulting his private chef in a pay dispute, according to ESPN News Services. Diggs had pleaded not guilty in February to a felony strangulation charge and a misdemeanor assault and battery charge stemming from the alleged dispute.
League Review Ends Without Violation
ESPN reported that the case centered on a Dec. 2 encounter at Diggs' home in Dedham, Massachusetts. The NFL's review was separate from the criminal case, and the league decision leaves no personal conduct policy violation attached to the matter.
The reporting matters for Diggs' football status because he is currently a free agent. ESPN described the ruling as another step toward the veteran receiver landing with a team after his release by the New England Patriots in March.
Diggs signed a three-year, $69 million contract with New England last year, ESPN reported, and became a key target for quarterback Drake Maye during the Patriots' AFC East title run.
Free Agent Status Now Clearer
Before his time with the Patriots, Diggs played for the Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans. ESPN noted that his 1,000-yard season with New England was the seventh of his career.
That production is the football context around the league decision. Teams evaluating Diggs now have an NFL conduct-review outcome on the record, along with the usual questions attached to age, roster fit and medical history.
The important distinction is narrow but meaningful: ESPN reported that the league closed the review for insufficient evidence of a policy violation. The article does not report a signing, a team visit or a new contract, so this update stops at the league decision and Diggs' free agent status.