2. Washington Redskins
Diggs is a D.C-area native (Gaithersburg, Maryland), so the Redskins are his hometown team and he also went to school at the University of Maryland. About a year ago a social media post from his brother of him in a Redskins’ jersey made the rounds, but that trade speculation was credibly debunked pretty quickly.
The brother of Minnesota Vikings star Stefon Diggs posted this on Instagram.
— Eat Sleep Hail (@EatSleepHail) March 16, 2019
Not saying this means anything. pic.twitter.com/ODny8t3m1U
Despite Stefon Diggs trending on Twitter and his brother posting a picture of him in a Redskins’ uniform, he has not and is not being traded to Washington. “F—- no,” said one source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 16, 2019
But it’s a new culture and era right now in Washington under the influence of head coach Ron Rivera, and some housecleaning has already been done (Josh Norman and Paul Richardson most notably). They have about $52.8 million in cap space right now, with more to come once an inevitable decision is made on tight end Jordan Reed to clear another $8.5 million.
After Terry McLaurin, Washington have Trey Quinn, Steven Sims and Kelvin Harmon on the depth chart at wide receiver. Diggs would step right in as the No. 1 guy and form a potent duo with McLaurin, who had 58 catches for 919 yards and seven touchdowns in 14 games as a rookie last year.
The NFC East is there for the taking, with question marks to varying degrees surrounding all four teams. The Redskins are interesting for the right reasons right now, for the first time in a long time. and a trade for Diggs would be a big piece of a notable offseason for a team that could make a real rise in 2020.