Stefon Diggs drops an honest reality check after Patriots teammates mock his age

Stefon Diggs did not lose his cool when the jokes started flying. Instead, he smiled and leaned into the moment. During Super Bowl LX week, the Patriots wideout admitted the younger guys in the room keep taking playful shots at his age. He answered with a calm reminder that hit deeper than the laughter.

The timing makes it more interesting. New England is preparing for the biggest game of the season, yet the locker room still has space for banter. Diggs, now 32 and one of the oldest players on the roster, has turned those jokes into a small lesson about how fast an NFL career moves.

Stefon Diggs shares how locker room jokes about his age led to a simple reminder he once heard as a young player

Stefon Diggs spoke to reporters during the Super Bowl LX media conference in Santa Clara, where he opened up about the running joke inside the Patriots' wide receiver group. He kept the mood relaxed while explaining how often it comes up.

“They make fun of me all the time,” Diggs said during the Super Bowl LX media session. The line did not come out of nowhere. Diggs said he once did the same thing earlier in his career. He recalled a moment with veteran receiver Mike Wallace that stayed with him over the years.

“Mike Wallace told me a long time ago when I was young,” Diggs added.

The popular wideout continued, “I think I met him in year seven or eight. I was like, 'Damn, you're old. 'And he'd say, 'You're going to be old one day too. 'I will never forget that statement. At this point, Pop [DeMario Douglas], Kyle Williams, and even Kayshon—they make fun of me all the time."

To which popular WR responds, "Look, you’ll all be old one day too, and we’ll revisit this conversation again.”

That memory now shapes how he handles jokes from younger teammates such as DeMario Douglas, Kyle Williams, and Kayshon Boutte. Instead of pushing back, he turns it into perspective. In his view, every young player reaches that point sooner than expected.

The context around the moment matters. Diggs is in his first season with New England after signing a three-year, 69 million dollar deal last offseason. Despite the age talk, he still delivered on the field with his seventh 1,000-yard season, finishing with 1,013 yards as the Patriots pushed toward the Super Bowl.

He also spoke about his growing chemistry with quarterback Drake Maye in that segment. “His maturation process is second to none,” Diggs said. “He’s still super young, but he plays at a high level. I’m a huge fan of him.”

That mix of humor, memory, and production explains the moment. The jokes may be harmless, but Diggs answered with a veteran truth shaped by years in the league.









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