Ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl LX against the Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs addressed both his time with the Buffalo Bills and his future in the NFL.

Diggs spent four years in Buffalo from 2020 to 2023 before he was traded to the Houston Texans on the heels of some cryptic posts on social media. Despite the popular belief that he wanted out of Buffalo, Diggs made it clear Monday during opening night at the Super Bowl that he still has love for the city and the Bills organization:

“I love ya’ll,” Diggs said of Buffalo. “I know I’m far gone, but I do miss ya’ll. I had a great relationship with ya’ll. … Parts of me wish things were different. I got a lot of love and respect for that team. … I know they’re not huge fans of me at this point, but I got a lot of love and respect for that organization and that fanbase, one of the craziest fanbases in the world. … Hopefully one day we can hug it out.”

When Diggs was traded to Houston, much was made of his relationship with Bills superstar quarterback Josh Allen and whether something went wrong between them, but Diggs made it clear Monday that he thinks the world of Allen’s ability as a player, saying, “Keep hanging your hat on that quarterback. That quarterback is a Hall of Fame quarterback.”

Diggs was also asked how much longer he plans on playing in the NFL, and he suggested that he will play through at least next season since he is under contract:

The 32-year-old veteran doesn’t want to stop there, though, as he added, “I wanna rock it ’til the wheels fall off.”

Diggs spent his first five NFL seasons with the Minnesota Vikings before getting traded to Buffalo, and it was there that he took his game to the next level.

After achieving two 1,000-yard seasons and no Pro Bowl selections in Minnesota, Diggs reached the 100-catch and 1,100-yard mark in each of his four seasons in Buffalo.

He was also chosen for the Pro Bowl four times, and he was named a First Team All-Pro for the first and only time in his career in 2020.

Diggs’ production faded during the second half of his final season in Buffalo, though, and he was traded to Houston. His streak of six consecutive 1,000-yard seasons came to an end during his only season with the Texans due to a torn ACL cutting his campaign short after eight games.

Despite the injury, the Pats signed Diggs to a three-year contract in free agency, and he bounced back in a big way.

In addition to playing in all 17 regular-season games, Diggs finished with 85 receptions for 1,013 yards and four touchdowns, making him one of only 19 players to reach the 1,000-yard receiving plateau this season.

Diggs managed only 11 catches for 73 yards and one touchdown in three playoff games this season leading up to the Super Bowl, but New England’s lack of offensive success hasn’t mattered due to the dominance of its defense.

After falling short in a couple of previous title game appearances with the Vikings and Bills, Diggs finally got over the hump and into a Super Bowl this season.

While a Super Bowl win would be his first, it would be the seventh in Patriots history, which would break a tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most in NFL history.

However, in order to achieve that feat, Diggs and the Patriots will have to beat arguably the most complete team in the NFL this season in the Seahawks, who ranked third in scoring offense and first in scoring defense during the regular season.