FOXBORO — Stefon Diggs doesn’t mince words when he’s motivating his Patriots teammates.

After Mack Hollins had the ball punched out of his hands by Jets cornerback Brandon Stephens midway through the fourth quarter of Thursday night’s 27-14 Patriots win, Diggs walked up to his fellow veteran wide receiver and said sarcastically, “Well, it’s nice to (expletive) catch the ball.”

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Hollins enjoys it. It shows that Diggs holds him to a high standard. He believes it helps him perform better, and he dishes it right back.

“Because we’re both at the age we are, the expectation is (that) it don’t matter what happens on a play. Make it,” Hollins said. “The same way I was giving him crap when he should have caught the ball when he got hit, he’s gonna give it to me.

Hollins and Dig

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