{"id":972625,"date":"2026-08-14T04:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T04:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/972625\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T04:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T04:00:47","slug":"washington-area-native-stefon-diggs-returns-home-to-the-comm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/972625\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington-area native Stefon Diggs returns home to the Comm&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\">Quinn said the plan for Diggs was to ramp up over the next two days, but the 32-year-old arrived in great shape and participated in individual and team drills on Aug.7. His immediate focus is in the classroom, hoping to learn new offensive coordinator David Blough\u2019s system quickly.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Washington Commanders wide receiver Stefon Diggs works out during practice at the team's NFL football training camp, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026 in Ashburn, Va.\" aria-hidden=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"max-w_$full max-h_[50vh] obj-fit_contain d_block mx_[auto]\" style=\"color:transparent\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/asset_570ceb7b-62b5-4147-a29b-7b10dafa988b.jpg\"\/>Washington Commanders wide receiver Stefon Diggs works out during practice at the team&#8217;s NFL football training camp, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026 in Ashburn, Va.AP Photo\/Nick Wass<\/p>\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\">Throughout his career, Diggs has earned the reputation of helping elevate young quarterbacks. After a so-so rookie year, New England\u2019s Drake Maye finished second in MVP voting last season with Diggs as his top target. Josh Allen took a major step forward in 2020, Diggs\u2019 first year in Buffalo.<\/p>\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\">\u201cQuarterbacks got a lot on their plate, so I bring it down a notch and talk to them brother to brother,\u201d Diggs said. \u201cWith young quarterbacks, making plays for them gives them confidence. That puts a battery in their back to feel like, \u2018Man, I can do anything out here.\u2019 That\u2019s how I try to help them: just by playing well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\">With Washington, Diggs joins Jayden Daniels, who proved himself as <a data-wisiwig-link=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/how-they-voted-jayden-daniels-wins-ap-offensive-rookie-of-the-year-00000194de2edd80a79dde2e817c0000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" class=\"text_$sec cursor_pointer transition-prop_color duration_$fast ease_east-out hover:text_$sec_D hover:duration_$fast hover:ease_east-out hover:transition-prop_color\">AP Offensive Rookie of the Year<\/a> in 2024. The duo started building their chemistry this month.<\/p>\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\">\u201cThey got a great young quarterback,\u201d Diggs said. \u201cHe\u2019s a star. He\u2019s a superstar. I\u2019m excited for him, excited for this team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\">In Buffalo and Houston, Diggs was selected as a team captain. Quinn said the receiver\u2019s leadership skills have already stood out in their brief time together.<\/p>\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\">For now, Diggs\u2019 goal is to earn the respect of his teammates and coaches through his play and experience.<\/p>\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\">\u201cI always try to push the guys around me to be the best version of themselves,\u201d Diggs said. \u201cAt the same time, more show than tell. I can say a bunch of hoopla, but I\u2019d rather just go out there and hoop and show you why I did what I did or communicate through the actions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\">This article was originally published by The Associated Press.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Quinn said the plan for Diggs was to ramp up over the next two days, but the 32-year-old&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":972626,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2069],"tags":[427,7,6,855,111,2480],"class_list":["post-972625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-washington-commanders","tag-commanders","tag-football","tag-nfl","tag-washington","tag-washington-commanders","tag-washingtoncommanders"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/117091872906432596","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/972625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=972625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/972625\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/972626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=972625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=972625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=972625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}