Star NFL wide receiver Stefon Diggs found 'not guilty' on all charges in assault case

[p]A jury in Massachusetts cleared the veteran NFL wide receiver of felony strangulation or suffocation, and a misdemeanor assault and battery charge.[/p][embed guid="129cfbda-7f53-4111-9bf9-cea960233841" url="https://x.com/YahooSports/status/2051765930951053645?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Appearing in court in a grey suit and tie, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diggs-stefon/WnlKoNxa/"]Diggs[/a] calmly nodded as the verdict was read out.[/p][p]Personal chef Jamila Adams reported the incident, which she said stemmed from a pay dispute, to police in December.[/p][p]She said Diggs, 32, struck her in the face and tried to choke her [b]"using the crook of his elbow around her neck,"[/b] according to the police report.[/p][p]Adams said she and Diggs had previously been in a sexual relationship.[/p][p]Diggs appeared in court in February to plead not guilty, less than a week after playing for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-england-patriots/G6oNfmi8/"]Patriots[/a] in the Super Bowl.[/p][p]His lawyers denied that any assault had ever happened, and pointed to financial demands that Adams's representatives allegedly made on the eve of the trial.[/p][p]Following a two-day trial, the jury deliberated for roughly 90 minutes before exonerating Diggs on both counts, according to local media.[/p][p]Diggs is currently a free agent, having been released by the Patriots. He dated rapper Cardi B, with whom he had a child last November, though the celebrity couple have reportedly split since.[/p]