Wide receiver Stefon Diggs is a free agent. No one is banging down his door. He is still available for any team willing to sign him.
The former Houston Texans receiver has not signed with any team due to the fact he is still rehabilitating from a torn ACL he sustained in Week 8. He is a little older at age 31 and will probably not be cleared to participate in drills until summer training camp begins.
The whole scenario might help the Dallas Cowboys get him at a wholesale price. Diggs might also give Dallas a discount to play with his brother Trevon Diggs.
NFL insider Albert Breer thinks Diggs might receive an offer from the Cowboys later this spring or summer.
"Therein may lay the key for Diggs’s success this year—with the likelihood that he won’t be fully cleared until at least training camp," Breer said. "The best place for him, it seems, would be with a contender where he wouldn’t have to be the guy, which would mitigate potential issues with his desire for the ball and also alleviate the frustration that losing can bring a guy with his sort of makeup."
Breer also suggests the San Francisco 49ers might be the Cowboys main challenger for Diggs.
"Is that place out there for him? San Francisco would make sense, at the right price," Breer said. "Dallas might, too, with his brother already there."
Breer added that Diggs is a “warrior.” He got glowing recommendations from coaches who have had him at prior stops in his career.
“Loved him,” a Texans staffer texted. “Loves football, practices hard and with purpose, wants to be coached. Didn’t have any of the gameday stuff that people talked about. He’s a much warmer person than the stigma that follows him. I’ll be hopeful about where he lands.”
Breer said a coach with the Minnesota Vikings, who had Diggs years ago admitted Diggs is very competitive.
“Absolutely,” texted one coach who had him as a Viking, when asked if he liked working with Diggs. “He’s one of the most competitive people you’ll ever meet. The guy is a warrior.”
But is he an affordable Cowboys “warrior”? Stay tuned …
