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Stefon Diggs reveals he played through serious oblique injury last postseason

The injury still did not affect much of Diggs' game, in terms of production

As it turns out, injuries may have been what ultimately prevented the Buffalo Bills from reaching the Super Bowl last season.

We already knew Cole Beasley played throughout the playoffs with a broken fibula, which he suffered in the Bills’ blowout win over the New England Patriots in Week 16. Rookie wideout Gabriel Davis was also hampered, suffering an ankle injury against the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Divisional Round.


Stefon Diggs also wasn’t healthy during the playoffs, either, and we learned Thursday the star wideout was playing through a series injury last January.

“I had a torn oblique,” he tweeted. “I thought I was mentally tough. But BEES is really different!”

“BEES,” of course, is a nickname for Beasley. In addition to the broken fibula, Diggs said the slot receiver played in the postseason with a broken leg. The matter was “low key.”

“I only know one another reciever thats done that,” Diggs tweeted.

Up until the AFC Championship Game, Diggs appeared to be perfectly healthy. Despite landing on the injury report with an oblique issue before the playoffs, he caught six passes for 128 yards and a touchdown on Wild Card Weekend against the Indianapolis Colts.

Diggs followed that up with an eight-catch, 106-yard performance in the Divisional Round against Baltimore — along with a touchdown.

But it was a slightly different story in the AFC title game. While Diggs caught six passes for 77 yards, he lacked his usual explosion. The Bills lost the matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs, 38-24.

Still, catching 21 passes for 311 yards and two touchdowns in three playoff games with a torn oblique is an incredible accomplishment. For mere mortals, it can take several months to fully recover from a severe strain.

Diggs, meanwhile, was still able to perform at a Pro Bowl level. With Buffalo’s wideouts now given a full offseason to recover, the rest of the AFC has been put on notice.

The injury still did not affect much of Diggs' game, in terms of production