Diggs Returns Home
Wide receiver Stefon Diggs has found his next NFL team. According to multiple reports, Diggs will sign with the Washington Commanders. A report late last month indicated Diggs was intrigued by the chance to play with quarterback Jayden Daniels in Washington, and he will now get that opportunity. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the one-year deal will be worth up to $12 million.[S1]
The move brings the DMV native and University of Maryland product back home. Diggs, 32, played last season with the New England Patriots, posting his seventh 1,000-yard campaign in the past eight years. He caught 85 passes for 1,013 yards and four touchdowns in 17 games, helping the Patriots reach Super Bowl LX.[S3][S4]
Filling the No. 2 Role
Diggs will step in as the Commanders' No. 2 receiver opposite Terry McLaurin, adding depth and dynamic playmaking ability. Washington had been searching for a threat at that spot during training camp. The move comes after the Commanders were mentioned as a landing spot for disgruntled 49ers wideout Brandon Aiyuk, but a trade never materialized.[S1][S3]
Diggs has a long track record of success, with at least 1,000 receiving yards in seven of his last eight seasons. Only a 2024 campaign in Houston, when he tore his ACL, snapped that streak. He led the 2025 AFC champion Patriots with 1,013 yards and four touchdowns on 85 catches, and his 83.3% catch rate was the second-highest by a wide receiver in the past 45 seasons.[S2][S3]
Career Highlights and Legal Clarity
Diggs was a four-time Pro Bowl selection with the Buffalo Bills from 2020-23. He played five seasons for the Minnesota Vikings (2015-19) before joining the Bills, and also played for the Houston Texans in 2024. In 161 regular-season games, he has 942 catches for 11,504 yards and 74 touchdowns.[S4]
New England released Diggs on March 4 after he played one season on a three-year, $63.5 million contract. On May 5, he was acquitted by a jury in Dedham (Mass.) District Court of strangling or assaulting his private chef. The NFL later determined there was insufficient evidence of violations of the personal conduct policy, meaning no suspension for 2026.[S4]
