MINNEAPOLIS _ Stefon Diggs has been punished for his absence on Wednesday and is good to go, but Vikings coach Mike Zimmer wouldn't commit publicly to playing him against the Giants in New Jersey on Sunday.
"I don't know," Zimmer said Friday when asked if Diggs will play. "We'll see."
Asked if Diggs looked like his old self in practice Thursday and Friday, Zimmer said, "I have to watch the tape."
Asked what he'll base his decision on when it comes to playing Diggs on Sunday, Zimmer said, "Got to watch the tape."
Then, when asked to confirm that it will be based on how Diggs practiced and not based on punishment, Zimmer said, "He's already been punished."
Diggs didn't show up Wednesday. The Vikings listed him on their injury report as "non-injury related."
Diggs showed up Thursday and gave an interview in which he said Wednesday's absence was due to a cold. However, teams list "illness" on their injury reports in that case. The Vikings didn't do that, and Zimmer called the Diggs situation "an internal matter" that he would not discuss.
Diggs also acknowledged that he is frustrated with the passing game and did not deny that he wants to be traded, saying, "There's truth in every rumor."
When asked at his locker on Friday whether he'll play Sunday, Diggs said, "You're talking to the wrong guy" before walking away and saying he doesn't talk on Fridays.
