Stefon Diggs avoids punishment as NFL reaches decision on former chef allegations

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Stefon Diggs will not face NFL discipline after the league closed its review into allegations involving his former private chef.

The decision removes a major off-field question around the veteran wide receiver before the 2026 season.

Diggs had been under league review because the NFL can investigate conduct matters separately from the legal system, even when a criminal case has already reached its own outcome.

Stefon Diggs avoids NFL punishment after personal conduct review

As Adam Schefter reported, the NFL closed its review of the matter involving Diggs and his former chef after finding insufficient evidence to support a personal conduct policy violation.

That means Diggs is not expected to receive a suspension or fine from the league over the allegations.

The case involved claims from former private chef Jamila Adams, who accused Diggs of assaulting and strangling her during an alleged dispute at his Massachusetts home.

Diggs denied wrongdoing, and the legal case ended in May when a jury found him not guilty of the charges after trial.

The NFL still had the power to review the matter under its personal conduct policy because league discipline does not always depend on a criminal conviction. In this case, however, the league did not find enough evidence to support punishment.

What NFL decision means for Stefon Diggs now

The timing matters because Diggs’ football future has already been under scrutiny.

Reports have listed him as a free agent after a 2025 season with the New England Patriots, where he remained productive and topped 1,000 receiving yards.

With no league discipline attached to this matter, interested teams now have more clarity on his availability for the 2026 season.

That does not erase the seriousness of the allegations, but it does settle the NFL’s disciplinary side of the issue for now.

For Diggs, the next question becomes strictly football. He is 32, but he has built a long record as one of the league’s most reliable route runners and high-volume receivers.

If a team believes he can still separate, stay healthy, and fit its offense, the end of the NFL review could make his market cleaner.

The league’s message was direct: it reviewed the case, did not find sufficient evidence for a policy violation, and is not punishing Diggs.