Former Cowboy Proved: Super Bowl Champion Seeks Elite Coaching Job

Commanders predicted to sign former $97 million history-making Cowboys starter originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Improving on the defensive side of the ball should be among the Washington Commanders ’ top priorities this offseason.

Washington ranked 27th in points allowed and 28th in passing defense last season, explaining why the NFC East franchise finished the year with a lopsided 5-12 record. Fox Sports’ Greg Auman has a hunch that the Commanders could sign a history-making former Dallas Cowboys starting cornerback (in 2021, he became the first player in Cowboys history to total five interceptions in four games) to help them get back on the right track defensively. “Diggs, 27, is a wild card on this list, two years removed from making $19 million a year, yet a player who was cut by the Cowboys and (Green Bay) Packers at the end of this past season,” Auman wrote last Thursday.

“He has an 11-interception season on his resume, 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? Spotrac has him at $7.

5 million, which still seems like a big investment on a prove-it deal. ” Diggs' stint in Dallas got off to a red-hot start. In addition to recording 17 interceptions during his first three NFL seasons, the former second-round pick also finished with 169 total tackles.