It's an important offseason for the Washington Commanders. There are significant holes to fill before confidence in the team's chances increases. This must start with an aggressive free-agent approach with money to spend.
According to Over the Cap, the Commanders are projected to have about $73.65 million in available financial funds. They need to sign around 30 players, but general manager Adam Peters could take the total over $100 million with additional moves. And with quarterback Jayden Daniels entering Year 3 of his rookie deal, maximizing every resource is crucial.
Speculation is running wild around the media as the legal tampering window draws ever closer. And one touted free-agent move for Washington, highlighted by an NFL insider, could spell disaster for head coach Dan Quinn.
Commanders' potential Trevon Diggs move has disaster written all over it
Greg Auman of FOX Sports named the Commanders as an ideal landing spot for Trevon Diggs. His previous connection to Quinn from their time together on the Dallas Cowboys adds a familiarity factor, but the cornerback's rapid decline is something every team considering him must take into account.
"Trevon Diggs is a wild card, two years removed from making $19 million a year, yet a player who was cut by the Cowboys and Packers at the end of this past season. He has an 11-interception season on his résumé, but went all of 2025 without so much as a pass defensed. He's worth a shot for a team that doesn't have to rely on him as an every-down corner, but what kind of contract does that yield?"Greg Auman
The Commanders need cornerback help. Only Trey Amos and Mike Sainristil are guaranteed to have important roles next season. Marshon Lattimore is an almost certain cut this offseason. Everyone else who logged rotational reps last season is a free agent.
A massive revamp is needed under new defensive coordinator Daronte Jones. Still, signing Diggs looks a little bit too desperate in the circumstances.
Diggs earned All-Pro honors when Quinn was Dallas' defensive coordinator. When he left, things unraveled quickly. The Cowboys cut him late in the season, and the Green Bay Packers picked him up. He was almost anonymous with the NFC North club and won't be brought back.
The former Alabama star is now starting from the bottom up once again. Diggs was always a liability in coverage, but his ball-hawking skills got him out of trouble. When that superpower began to subside, his glaring issues were exposed almost constantly.
Quinn might like the player, and Jones' work with defensive backs is renowned. But where Diggs is concerned, the cons far outweigh the pros.