Report: Vikings Hope Stefon Diggs Tension 'Blows Over,' Will Handle Internally

Frustrations are publicly boiling over for the Minnesota Vikings in the days following a 16-6 loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday, with a recent example involving wide receiver Stefon Diggs telling reporters Thursday "there's truth to all rumors" in regards to chatter that he's looking for a trade.

Later in the day, ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported the Vikings are looking to patch things up internally with the talented wideout:

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport noted Thursday that Diggs isn't pleased with Minnesota right now.   

"His frustration with the organization has been palpable," Rapoport tweeted. "He was not at practice yesterday for non-injury reasons. Teammates are left wondering if he wants to be there. The team is adamant he is not available for a trade, barring some massive deal."

Diggs, 25, is in his fifth season with the Vikings after being taken in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL draft.

He missed practice Wednesday with what the team termed a non-football injury on the injury report, but per ESPN's Courtney Cronin, the wideout returned to practice fully Thursday and said he missed Wednesday's activities with a cold.

The 2-2 Vikings' season isn't exactly on the brink with a date against the New York Giants lined up for Sunday, but Minnesota is coming off a rough offensive performance in which the team didn't score a touchdown until the fourth quarter.

After the game, Thielen told reporters the Vikings needed to complete deep passes and execute the passing attack better. Two days later, quarterback Kirk Cousins apologized to Thielen, who clarified his comments:

"First of all, I think it's interesting how media or fans take things that you say and make it what they want it to be. I don't think I could say anything more generic that any offense would say. You can't be one-dimensional in this league. It's very, very, very difficult to win. If you listen to defensive coordinators talk, they want to make the offense one-dimensional, and that's how they want to win."

Kickoff against the hosting Giants will be at 1 p.m. ET.