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Reports: WR Stefon Diggs to sign with Commanders

By Thomson Reuters Aug 5, 2026 | 1:42 PM

The Washington Commanders are set to sign four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Stefon Diggs, multiple outlets reported on Wednesday.

Diggs, 32, played last season ​with the New England Patriots and posted ‌his seventh 1,000-yard campaign in the past eight years.

ESPN reported Diggs is getting a one-year deal with the Commanders worth up to $12 million with incentives.

New England released Diggs on March 4 after ‌he ​played one season on a three-year, $63.5 ⁠million contract.

On May 5, ⁠Diggs was acquitted by a jury in Dedham (Mass.) District Court of strangling or assaulting his private chef in an alleged incident from December.

The following month, ​the NFL reportedly determined that there was insufficient evidence of any violations by Diggs of the league’s ⁠personal conduct policy. That means ⁠he is not facing a suspension for ​the 2026 season.

Returning from a torn ACL, Diggs caught 85 ​passes for 1,013 yards and four touchdowns in ‌17 games last season. He added 110 yards and a touchdown on 14 receptions over four playoff games as the Patriots reached Super Bowl LX, losing 29-13 ⁠to the Seattle Seahawks.

The Maryland product was a four-time Pro Bowl selection with the Buffalo Bills from 2020-23.

Diggs played five ⁠seasons for the ‌Minnesota Vikings (2015-19) before joining the Bills. ⁠He also played for the Houston Texans ​in ‌2024 before signing with the Patriots and ​has 942 ⁠catches for 11,504 yards and 74 touchdowns in 161 regular-season games (153 starts).

Diggs would provide a quarterback-friendly target for third-year Commanders star Jayden Daniels, whose current wide receivers include veteran Terry McLaurin, Antonio Williams, Luke McCaffrey and Dyami ​Brown.

–Field Level Media