{"id":825126,"date":"2026-07-26T15:10:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T15:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/825126\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T15:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T15:10:34","slug":"new-stefon-diggs-rumors-commanders-buzz-as-nfl-teams-eye-wr-amid-training-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/825126\/","title":{"rendered":"New Stefon Diggs Rumors, Commanders Buzz as NFL Teams Eye WR amid Training Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Free-agent wide receiver Stefon Diggs has gotten a level of interest from &#8220;at least five teams,&#8221; according to ESPN&#8217;s Jeremy Fowler.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Fowler said Sunday on SportsCenter the teams &#8220;have been checking in on his market, seeing how things are going as he works out on his own.&#8221; Diggs, for his part, is confident he can be a &#8220;really good No. 2 receiver for a top quarterback&#8221; and likes the idea of playing for the Washington Commanders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">&#8220;Now, Washington is intriguing to him because Jayden Daniels, you have a quarterback whose from that DMV area,&#8221; Fowler said. &#8220;The rumors around the league are that Washington could add a receiver at some point to get with Terry McLaurin, so something should shake out with Diggs. But hey look, these guys don&#8217;t always want to go to training camp and be in the 90-degree heat, they can wait a week or two before they sign.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Fellow free-agent Brandon Aiyuk is <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25457582-brandon-aiyuk-says-he-bought-10m-virginia-estate-amid-push-commanders-contract-49ers-exit\">determined to manifest<\/a> his own move to the Commanders. He nonetheless remains a member of the San Francisco 49ers, and his frequent posting on social media might be <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25445659-new-brandon-aiyuk-rumors-reveal-49ers-wrs-diminishing-trade-contract-value-amid-viral-videos\">dissuading Washington<\/a> from making a run at him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Diggs had a solid 2025 season with the New England Patriots considering he&#8217;s in his mid-30s and was coming off a torn ACL. He caught 85 passes for 1,013 yards and four touchdowns while appearing in every regular season and playoff game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">The four-time Pro Bowler made his pitch to prospective suitors in a video he uploaded to YouTube earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">&#8220;There&#8217;s not a No. 2 on a team \u2014 let&#8217;s presumably give people the credit and just say, &#8216;OK, you want to take the No. 1 spot away,'&#8221; he said (via <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/49343916\/stefon-diggs-says-there-no-wr2-nfl-better-me\">ESPN.com<\/a>). &#8220;Name your No. 2 receiver right now, and tell me how much he makes, and then my last question is: Is he better than me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">The Commanders used a third-round pick on Clemson wideout Antonio Williams, and he could feature heavily in the slot as a rookie. Washington would benefit from signing a player with Diggs&#8217; profile, though, when Luke McCaffrey or Treylon Burks is likely to start outside opposite McLaurin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Whatever team he chooses, Diggs may not want to wait too long. As tedious as training camp is, players on a new team need practice reps to build a rapport before the season kicks off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Free-agent wide receiver Stefon Diggs has gotten a level of interest from &#8220;at least five teams,&#8221; according to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":825127,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,593,85],"class_list":["post-825126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=825126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825126\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/825127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=825126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=825126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=825126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}