Houston Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs and Green Bay Packers cornerbacks Jaire Alexander and Keisean Nixon got into a heated exchange before their teams played on Sunday.
Television cameras captured Diggs and Nixon arguing with each other while an official stepped in to separate them. As officials tried to move Diggs away from the sideline, more Packers players gathered around, and Alexander approached Diggs.
Stefon Diggs gets into a scuffle before the gameThe two then seemed to push each other before being pulled apart.
Diggs and Alexander have had a rivalry that goes back to Diggs’ time with the Minnesota Vikings, who are rivals of the Packers in the NFC North. Diggs played for the Vikings from 2015 to 2019, while Alexander, a first-round pick in 2018, has spent his whole NFL career with the Packers.
