The NFL closed its Personal Conduct Policy investigation into Stefon Diggs last week, clearing the free agent wide receiver as he seeks a new team.
Diggs, 32, addressed his future in an interview with Fox 5 DC on Monday, including the possibility of landing with his hometown Commanders.
“I never realized how many fans it was back home until I was a free agent and people were like, ‘Are you going to come back home?’” Diggs told the TV station. “Especially when they see me back. I’m like this, I’ve been living here for my whole life. I’ve been living here for 10 years. They was just like this, ‘Oh, we never see you.’ I was like, ‘Man, y’all wasn’t looking.’
“It’s a lot of hopes. We’re kind of figuring it out, working through some things. I did have a small piece of me, like, ‘Damn, it would be great to come home and play in front of the fans I used to play in front of as a young adolescent in college and just kind of doing something for the city.’ Hopefully, things do work out. We’ll see how it goes.”
Diggs grew up in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and played collegiately at Maryland. He has played for the Vikings, who selected him in the fifth round in 2015, Bills, Texans and Patriots.
The Patriots released Diggs in March, replacing him with A.J. Brown earlier this month.
A jury acquitted Diggs of felony strangulation and misdemeanor assault, prompting the NFL to end its investigation. Now, it’s just a matter of Diggs finding the right fit.
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