Commanders filling wide receiver need with Stefon Diggs, leaving Brandon Aiyuk to stew in his odd behavior

The Washington Commanders, desperately wanting to add wide receiver help for their offense, had basically two obvious and productive veteran options from which to pick – Stefon Diggs or Brandon Aiyuk.So, the guy who has played for three different teams the past three seasons and somehow wore out his welcome despite producing two 1,000-yard seasons in that time – Diggs?Or the guy who signed a big contract with the San Francisco 49ers in 2024, got injured, didn't play in 2025, and has become a candidate for an intervention because of his bizarre behavior in recent months – Aiyuk?STEFON DIGGS FOUND NOT GUILTY ON STRANGULATION AND ASSAULT CHARGES, NOW EYES NFL FREE AGENCYThen-New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs appears at Dedham District Court.(Staff photo by Stuart Cahill)The Commanders are going with Diggs.Diggs is set to sign with the Commanders, NFL Network first reported on Wednesday.

Diggs will agree to what is expected to be a one-year contract and it will not be a minimum salary deal.Diggs will join a wide receiver room replete with other veterans, including Terry McLaurin, Treylon Burks, Luke McCaffery and Dyami Brown, all who must produce while rookie Antonio Williams develops.This is good for Diggs.He's from the DMV (D.C., Maryland, and Virginia), he's coming off his first fully healthy offseason in three years, and he's once again playing with a good quarterback in Jayden Daniels.Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin (17) reacts after a play with wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus (14) against the Philadelphia Eagles during the first half in the NFC Championship game at Lincoln Financial Field on January 26, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.(Bill Streicher-Imagn Images)This is not good, however, for Aiyuk.It's a full-on public statement of what NFL personnel people have been privately telling Fox News Digital about Aiyuk's behavior.

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