With Stefon Diggs just 10 months removed from his ACL injury, it was not really a surprise the 31-year-old receiver didn't play for the Patriots in the team's preseason opener Friday night. But an extremely cryptic answer from head coach Mike Vrabel suggests Diggs' absence against the Washington Commanders was not only a health-related decision.

Mike Vrabel didn't give anything away when asked why Stefon Diggs didn't play in the Patriots' preseason opener against the Washington Commanders.

Mike Vrabel response to why Stefon Diggs didn't play in Friday's preseason opener suggests something more than maintenance.