Throughout much of Stefon Diggs' five-year tenure with the Minnesota Vikings, the perception was that he wasn't exactly a great influence in the locker room. But head coach Mike Zimmer says that couldn't be further from the truth.

Zimmer spoke about his relationship with Diggs on The Rich Eisen Show this week and said,

“Really, if you said somebody was a pain in the butt, you probably wouldn't say him … I've been around way worse guys than him. I hope he has a great career and finishes up strong.”

Zimmer also touched on why the Vikings traded Diggs to the Buffalo Bills back in March, saying that it wasn't anything the club intended on doing going into the offseason:

“Honestly, Diggs did not have to go … We really didn't have any intention of trading him. Quite honestly, he put out a couple tweets, and there were some things going on there. But Stefon worked extremely hard. He practices like crazy. He wants the ball — like all receivers do. Really, what happened was, Buffalo came in and gave us all those picks. And we were up against it in the salary cap. So we just felt like we could save some money, get a bunch of picks, maybe get a young receiver like [Justin Jefferson] that we got. So, I wish him well. He's a good kid. He worked hard for me.”

Diggs is coming off of a 2019-20 campaign in which he played 15 games and hauled in 63 receptions for 1,130 yards and six touchdowns.

While he never made a Pro Bowl during his time in Minnesota, Diggs was consistently one of the better receivers in the NFL. That is certainly saying something for a player who was originally drafted in the fifth round.

The Vikings won 10 games and fell to the San Francisco 49ers in the Divisional round of the playoffs this past year.