Diggs admitted he’s considered the possibility of playing in D.C., a short drive from where he grew up.
“100 percent,” he said when asked if he’d thought about it. “That’s one of the first things I thought about like, damn, if I wanted to come back and play for my hometown team. I just had that same kind of energy when I chose to go to the University of Maryland. So I was just like, damn, it would be a thing. It would definitely be a thing if that kind of worked out. So, we’ll see, we’ll see. We’re not ruling it out.”
The Commanders have a No. 1 in McLaurin and a host of question marks thereafter. Third-rounder Antonio Williams, Treylon Burks, Dyami Brown, Luke McCaffrey, Van Jefferson and Jaylin Lane round out the rest of the top of the receiver corps. After the Deebo Samuel experiment ended, Washington lacks a legit No. 2 to pair with McLaurin.
The assumption all offseason has been that the Commanders are waiting for the San Francisco 49ers to part ways with Brandon Aiyuk, a close friend of Jayden Daniels. As the Niners delay the breakup, the wait has gotten longer. Assuming San Francisco relents by training camp, that plan to add Aiyuk could move forward in time for the regular season. However, as the receiver has gone about a social media tirade against the 49ers, might Washington reconsider its stance, particularly given the track record of players who have sat out a season?
Diggs is coming off an 85-catch, 1,013-yard, four-touchdown season with the New England Patriots and proved he could still play. Aiyuk, meanwhile, hasn’t set foot on an NFL field since Week 7, 2024.
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