One of the must-watch duels from the Buffalo Bills’ Week 1 opener against the Los Angeles Rams centered on the matchup between wideout Stefon Diggs and cornerback Jalen Ramsey. By the end of the game, Diggs had the last laugh.
Diggs hauled in eight receptions for 122 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in the game. Ramsey allowed five catches for 92 receiving yards to Diggs, including the stout 53-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter that put the finishing touches on a convincing road victory for Josh Allen and company.
Diggs shared some words with Ramsey following the play, but all that the veteran cornerback could do was walk off the field after having no answer for the wideout’s keen speed in the open field.
Diggs now has to pay up for taunting Ramsey, as the NFL handed him a $10,609 fine on Saturday for unsportsmanlike conduct, even as no flag was thrown after the play.
The NFL fined #Bills WR Stefon Diggs $10,609 for unsportsmanlike conduct — taunting #Rams CB Jalen Ramsey after Diggs’ long touchdown in last week’s opener.
No flag was thrown. pic.twitter.com/xtGNQdMxgW
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 17, 2022
While Diggs and Ramsey did go back and forth with each other throughout the matchup, there is no bad blood between the two.
“It's not so much personal, it's more so the rapport you build with your quarterback,” Diggs said during a press conference on Wednesday.
“If you want to get away from me, it's going to be pretty hard because I go against a good guy every week.”
According to Spotrac, Diggs has now been issued seven total fines in his career. For now, he is set to feature in the Bills’ upcoming Week 2 clash against the Tennessee Titans.
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