Stefon Diggs reveals something Patriots coach does better than anyone in the NFL

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Stefon Diggs reveals something Patriots coach does better than anyone in the NFL

Chris Mason · MassLive

Thu, Jan 29, 2026 ·

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FOXBOROUGH — With Josh McDaniels up for the Assistant Coach of the Year Award at NFL Honors, Stefon Diggs has become one of his most vocal advocates.

Under McDaniels, Diggs caught 85 passes for 1,013 yards in his first season coming off an ACL tear, and the Patriots had the league’s second-best scoring offense and finished third in total yardage.

More importantly, they’ve punched their ticket to Super Bowl 60.

Ahead of his debut on the NFL’s biggest stage, the 32-year-old wide receiver raved about what McDaniels has meant to him at Gillette Stadium on Thursday.

“Hell of a coach,” Diggs said. “He’s seen a lot of football. Coming from the standpoint of the X’s and O’s, I don’t think there’s anybody better than him at drawing it up and seeing what he’s seeing. Being able to put guys in spots to excel, whatever their skillset is.”

Diggs also lauded the way McDaniels is able to relate to players.

“His temperament as far as how he engages with the players, he treats you like you’re unilateral to him,” Diggs said. “He has conversations with you, keeps you focused. Me, I’m a high-energy guy, I try to stay focused, so he always gives me little tidbits here and there. I feel like you can always lean on him as a coach if you have one of those moments. So he’s a hell of a coach.”

If McDaniels does win the NFL’s Assistant Coach of the Year Award next week in San Francisco, the coordinator won’t be on hand to accept. McDaniels will be too busy preparing for the Seahawks as he looks to win his seventh Super Bowl ring.

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