Stefon Diggs On Washington Commanders: 'They Got A Lot Of Talent'

Put Stefon Diggs successful the class of radical who won't beryllium amazed if the Washington Commanders person a bounce-back season.

"They got talent. They got a batch of talent," Diggs said astir the Commanders connected Friday day aft his archetypal signifier with the team. "[Dyami] Brown, he's been to a mates teams. I spot that helium has a batch of potential; he's made immoderate plays. Terry [McLaurin], obviously, Trey Burks, helium was successful Tennessee. He's been successful the league for a small while, too. And then, you got the young guys, [third-round pick] Antonio Williams tin hoop a small bit. He's got immoderate game, and, hopefully, I tin beryllium a portion successful that process that tin benignant of physique this squad and pb this squad successful the close absorption because, astatine the extremity of the day, I conscionable privation to win.

"Winning is the main happening for me. We had a batch of that past twelvemonth [with the New England Patriots], and I benignant of privation that to conscionable transportation over, and each I bring is my acquisition and the things that I've done and my leadership."

Diggs, who was released by the Patriots successful March, signed a one-year woody with the Commanders worthy up to $12 cardinal earlier successful the week.

The concern with the Commanders is simply a homecoming of sorts for Diggs, who grew up astir 35 minutes northbound of Nortwest Stadium, the Commanders' location stadium, successful Gaithersburg and played assemblage shot for the Maryland Terrapins, whose field is located astir 15 minutes northbound of Washington's location turf.

Coming disconnected a 2024 run that saw Washington triumph a playoff crippled for the archetypal clip since 2005 and scope the NFC Championship Game for the archetypal clip since winning Super Bowl XXVI (1991 season), the Commanders went 5-12 successful 2025. 

Washington's discourtesy was 24th successful the NFL successful passing yards (184.1 per game), tied for 22nd successful points (20.9 per game), 22nd outright successful full yards (318.8 per game) and 4th successful rushing yards (134.7 per game). Moreover, backmost Jayden Daniels, the 2024 Offensive Rookie of the Year, was constricted to 7 games owed to knee, hamstring and elbow injuries.

As for immoderate of the Commanders' offseason moves, they selected Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Sonny Styles with the No. 7 prime successful the 2026 NFL Draft and signed linebackers Odafe Oweh (four-year, $100 cardinal deal) and Leo Chenal (three-year, $24.75 cardinal deal), antiaircraft tackles Javon Kinlaw (three-year, $45 cardinal deal) and Tim Settle (three-year, $24 cardinal deal), cornerback Amik Robertson (two-year, $16 cardinal deal) and choky extremity Chig Okonkwo (three-year, $27 cardinal deal) successful escaped agency, among different moves.

Regarding Diggs, the 2020 All-Pro led the Patriots successful receptions (85) and receiving yards (1,013) past twelvemonth successful a play that saw them scope Super Bowl LX.

The Commanders are Diggs' 4th squad successful arsenic galore years, arsenic the Buffalo Bills traded the now-32-year-old receiver to the Houston Texans successful 2024, and helium signed with the Patriots aft the 2024 season. Diggs spent the archetypal 5 seasons of his NFL vocation with the Minnesota Vikings (2015-19) earlier being traded to the Bills, with whom helium earned each of his 4 vocation Pro Bowl nods, successful 2020.