Stuck spending his offseason rehabbing from his torn ACL instead of his usual training regimen, Diggs said he wasn’t always confident, but he’s worked his way back into form. “I took my rehab pretty serious. In the beginning phases, I wasn’t as confident, I was just trying it out but it was a good thing… When I came back here, I was in the mindset of trying to get after it and get going.”
The 10-year vet also acknowledged his evolving role as a mentor to New England’s young group of receivers. “We’ve got a lot of young guys. They’ve got a lot of potential. It’s crazy to be around. They ask a lot of questions. I try to help them out as much as I can.” And when it comes to his own outlook, Diggs summed it up perfectly, “It’s kinda like a dog on a leash—I wanna go. It’s the timing of everything and I’m looking forward to training camp.”
Until then, Diggs is staying locked in mentally, taking “mental reps” and soaking in the playbook. “I can’t play outside with my friends yet,” he joked, “but if I don’t know the play, I want to hear it—just hearing as much as I can. That’s why I look forward to training camp. That’s when you put the pedal to the metal.”
Will Campbell: Soaking Up Knowledge, Staying Behind to Improve
While most of the Patriots roster breaks for the summer, rookies like offensive lineman Will Campbell aren’t going anywhere just yet. “Rookies, we’re still gonna be here, we’re still gonna be working,” he said following the final minicamp session. “We don’t go home for a couple weeks, so just really getting better at everything, coming back and being a better player than I am today, is the biggest thing I can do to help this team moving forward.”
Campbell has already leaned heavily on the veterans in the offensive line room, particularly Morgan Moses. “Whenever you’re a rookie at any position, you look for a guy that has done it the right way, proven himself, and is a great person you can latch onto,” Campbell…
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