One of two legal headaches that clouded the New England Patriots’ run to Super Bowl LX has been resolved in Massachusetts.
Saying they are unable to prove their case, prosecutors announced Monday they will drop a domestic assault and battery charge against New England Patriots defensive lineman Christian Barmore.
The University of Alabama product was accused of taking his girlfriend’s phone and throwing her to the floor during a dispute at his Mansfield, Massachusetts home last August.
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn said Barmore’s accuser did not want to travel out of state for the case.
Meanwhile, Barmore’s attorney David Meier has maintained his client’s innocence.
‘The evidence will demonstrate that no criminal conduct took place,’ Meier previously said.
New England Patriots defensive lineman Christian Barmore arrives at Attleboro District Court for his arraignment on a domestic assault and battery charge on Monday
Saying they are unable to prove their case, prosecutors announced Monday they will drop a domestic assault and battery charge against Christian Barmore (pictured)
As for Stefon Diggs, the star wide receiver recently released by the Patriots, he pleaded not guilty to felony strangulation and other criminal charges in Massachusetts last month.
Diggs is accused of physically assaulting his personal chef in a financial dispute. The woman told authorities Diggs ‘smacked her across the face’ and then ‘tried to choke her using the crook of his elbow around her neck,’ leaving her winded.
The 32-year-old free agent has denied the allegations through his attorney.
New England appeared to replace Diggs on Tuesday by adding Green Bay Packers veteran receiver, Romeo Doubs.
As the Packers’ second option, Doubs hauled in a career high 724 yards and averaged a career-best 13.2 yards per catch while scoring six touchdowns in 2025.
