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Commanders Add Stefon Diggs to Pair With Terry McLaurin

Coaches see Diggs as a route-running, leadership upgrade that should ease defensive focus on McLaurin, raising the receiving room’s ceiling.

Overview

  • The Commanders signed Stefon Diggs to a one-year, incentive-heavy deal and he is now practicing alongside Terry McLaurin at the team’s training camp in Ashburn.
  • Terry McLaurin said he does not feel threatened by Diggs and compared their styles on Aug. 21, adding that the two veterans are pushing each other in practice on route detail and finishing.
  • Head coach Dan Quinn praised Diggs’ man-to-man ability, zone awareness and football IQ and called him “a difference maker” after seeing him on the practice field.
  • Diggs enters Washington after a productive 2025 season (about 85 catches for roughly 1,013 yards and an 87.5 PFF grade), but his age, past injuries and the short-term contract leave questions about durability and long-term fit.
  • Coaches and reporters expect Diggs to reduce the defensive focus on McLaurin and boost target quality for Jayden Daniels, though how snaps and targets are divided and the impact on younger receivers remain unresolved.