technical details
  1. is_video => true
  2. alias => "boston\/\/patriots\/stephon-gilmore-seems-think-covering-new-bills-wr-stefon-diggs-will-be-light-work"
  3. nid => "948411"
  4. title => "Stephon Gilmore seems to think covering new Bills WR Stefon Diggs will be 'light work'"
  5. is_chrome_page => false
  6. article_body => "<p>Does New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore think covering new Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs will be \"light work?\"&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It certainly seems that way. Gilmore defended Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper after former Bills and New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan called Cooper a \"turd\" on ESPN's \"Get Up.\"<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/boston\/patriots\/patriots-stephon-gilmore-disagrees-rex-ryans-critique-amari-cooper?b\" target=\"_blank\">called Cooper one of the \"toughest receivers in the league to cover,\"<\/a> but when a fan responded saying Diggs will be tougher, another fan said he'd be \"light work\" and Gilmore liked that tweet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wysiwyg-center\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb76e2c06579?site_id=Dig_RSN_Bos&amp;creative_id=nbcsbos1972&amp;cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&amp;cp_1=boston&amp;cp_2=alerts&amp;cp_3=nbcsbos1972\" target=\"_blank\">Download the MyTeams app<\/a>&nbsp;for the latest Patriots news and analysis<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-3297341\" class=\"file file-image file-image-png\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/screenshot2020-04-04at71454pmpng\">screen_shot_2020-04-04_at_7.14.54_pm.png<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img style=\"height: 661px; width: 753px;\" class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"public:\/\/archive\/assets_article\/boston\/2020\/04\/04\/screen_shot_2020-04-04_at_7.14.54_pm.png\" width=\"1242\" height=\"1090\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"media media-element-container media-default\"><div id=\"file-3297346\" class=\"file file-image file-image-png\">\r\n\r\n <h2 class=\"element-invisible\"><a href=\"\/files\/screenshot2020-04-04at71506pmpng\">screen_shot_2020-04-04_at_7.15.06_pm.png<\/a><\/h2>\r\n \r\n \r\n <div class=\"content\">\r\n <img style=\"height: 802px; width: 753px;\" class=\"media-element file-default\" data-delta=\"2\" src=\"public:\/\/archive\/assets_article\/boston\/2020\/04\/04\/screen_shot_2020-04-04_at_7.15.06_pm.png\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1278\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p>Will Diggs really be that difficult for the Defensive Player of the Year to handle? It's tough to say, but Diggs put up some impressive numbers with the Minnesota Vikings before being traded to the Bills.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/nextpatspod\" target=\"_blank\">Listen and subscribe to Phil Perry's Next Pats Podcast here:&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/next-pats\/episodes\/0e0d6de0-6cd0-488e-9c99-f175783b07b9\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<p>In five seasons with the Vikings, Diggs has 4,623 yards and 30 touchdowns -- he's had 1,000-plus yards receiving&nbsp;in back-to-back years and has never played a full 16-game season.&nbsp;On the other hand, Gilmore had six interceptions last season with two touchdowns, 44 solo tackles and a fumble recovery.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With the Patriots and Bills set to meet at least twice next season, it'll be interesting to see how things shake out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/boston\/patriots\/hindsight-2020-what-if-patriots-had-traded-jimmy-garoppolo-sooner?int\" target=\"_blank\">Perry: Pats missed right window to trade Jimmy G<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"
  7. author => "Erin Walsh"
  8. mps => {"author":"Erin Walsh","league":"","sport":"","sponsor":""}
  9. published => "1586042280"
  10. created => "1586043436"
  11. changed => "1586043755"
  12. status => "1"
  13. hero_image_credit => "NBC Sports File photo"
  14. tags => [{"tid":"881","name":"Minnesota Vikings","url":"tags\/minnesota-vikings"},{"tid":"11951","name":"Stefon Diggs","url":"tags\/stefon-diggs"},{"tid":"521","name":"Buffalo Bills","url":"tags\/buffalo-bills"},{"tid":"5376","name":"Stephon Gilmore","url":"tags\/stephon-gilmore"},{"tid":"8546","name":"NFL","url":"tags\/nfl"},{"tid":"36961","name":"Patriots","url":"tags\/patriots"},{"tid":"496","name":"New England Patriots","url":"tags\/new-england-patriots"}]
  15. section => "Patriots"
  16. team => "New England Patriots"
  17. image => {"uri":"public:\/\/archive\/assets_article\/boston\/2020\/04\/04\/bst_qt_dj_phil_0403201585946863737_7000k_1920x1080_1720148547931.jpg","alt":"bst_qt_dj_phil_0403201585946863737_7000k_1920x1080_1720148547931.jpg","title":"Should the Patriots trade up in the NFL Draft to take Tua Tagovailoa?"}
  18. video_url => "https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/boston\/video\/should-patriots-trade-nfl-draft-take-tua-tagovailoa"
  19. is_mediaid => true
  20. mediaid => "x0vO9ovb_ad0"
  21. video_autoplay => true
  22. video_automute => true
  23. mpx_account_id => "BxmELC"
  24. player_id => "boston_article"
  25. chrome_data => "{\"league\":\"\",\"sport\":\"\",\"sponsor\":\"\"}"
  26. sponsor => ""
  27. region => "boston"
  28. fb_url => "https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=318214485357680&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsports.com%2Fboston%2Fpatriots%2Fstephon-gilmore-seems-think-covering-new-bills-wr-stefon-diggs-will-be-light-work&display=popup"
  29. tw_url => "https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Stephon%20Gilmore%20seems%20to%20think%20covering%20new%20Bills%20WR%20Stefon%20Diggs%20will%20be%20%27light%20work%27&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsports.com%2Fboston%2Fpatriots%2Fstephon-gilmore-seems-think-covering-new-bills-wr-stefon-diggs-will-be-light-work&original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsports.com%2Fboston%2Fpatriots%2Fstephon-gilmore-seems-think-covering-new-bills-wr-stefon-diggs-will-be-light-work"
  30. mailto => "mailto:?subject=Stephon%20Gilmore%20seems%20to%20think%20covering%20new%20Bills%20WR%20Stefon%20Diggs%20will%20be%20%27light%20work%27&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsports.com%2Fboston%2Fpatriots%2Fstephon-gilmore-seems-think-covering-new-bills-wr-stefon-diggs-will-be-light-work"
  31. tags_hide => []
  32. type => "article"
  33. meta => {"file":"\/mnt\/gfs\/rsnunited\/sites\/default\/files\/archive\/article\/boston\/patriots\/stephon-gilmore-seems-think-covering-new-bills-wr-stefon-diggs-will-be-light-work.json","assets":["public:\/\/archive\/assets_article\/boston\/2020\/04\/04\/bst_qt_dj_phil_0403201585946863737_7000k_1920x1080_1720148547931.jpg"]}
  34. orig_image => {"uri":"public:\/\/2020\/04\/03\/bst_qt_dj_phil_0403201585946863737_7000k_1920x1080_1720148547931.jpg","alt":"bst_qt_dj_phil_0403201585946863737_7000k_1920x1080_1720148547931.jpg","title":"Should the Patriots trade up in the NFL Draft to take Tua Tagovailoa?"}
  35. article_type => "article"
Patriots

Patriots

Does New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore think covering new Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs will be "light work?" 

It certainly seems that way. Gilmore defended Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper after former Bills and New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan called Cooper a "turd" on ESPN's "Get Up."

The 29-year-old called Cooper one of the "toughest receivers in the league to cover," but when a fan responded saying Diggs will be tougher, another fan said he'd be "light work" and Gilmore liked that tweet. 

Download the MyTeams app for the latest Patriots news and analysis

Will Diggs really be that difficult for the Defensive Player of the Year to handle? It's tough to say, but Diggs put up some impressive numbers with the Minnesota Vikings before being traded to the Bills.

 

Listen and subscribe to Phil Perry's Next Pats Podcast here: 

In five seasons with the Vikings, Diggs has 4,623 yards and 30 touchdowns -- he's had 1,000-plus yards receiving in back-to-back years and has never played a full 16-game season. On the other hand, Gilmore had six interceptions last season with two touchdowns, 44 solo tackles and a fumble recovery. 

With the Patriots and Bills set to meet at least twice next season, it'll be interesting to see how things shake out.