New running mate in Diggs
McLaurin will be joined by Diggs in the Commanders' receiving corps after the latter agreed to a one-year contract with the team Wednesday, John Keim and Seth Walder of ESPN.com report.
After stringing together five consecutive 1,000-yard seasons from 2020-2024, McLaurin fell back to 582 receiving yards in 10 regular-season games last year, in part due to seven DNPs due to a lingering quadriceps injury while logging most of his appearances with backup Marcus Mariota under center instead of No. 1 signal-caller Jayden Daniels. While it took some time to find a replacement for Deebo Samuel as Washington's new No. 2 WR, Diggs is coming off an age-32 season in which he posted an 85-1,013-4 line on 102 targets in 17 regular-season contests. As a result, opponents will need to game plan for two potential high-volume options instead of just one, giving McLaurin a decent chance to rejoin the 1,000-yard club in 2026.
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Chance to be QB2 sans Mariota
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Diagnosed with sprained MCL
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Antonio Williams
Solid gain on one reception
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Luke McCaffrey
Blanked in preseason opener
McCaffrey failed to bring in either of his two targets in the Commanders' 20-7 preseason win over the Dolphins on Friday.
Kaytron Allen
Sees heavy workload in win
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Marcus Mariota
Injury update in coming days
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Marcus Mariota
Exits Friday's game
Mariota left the first quarter of Thursday's preseason game against the Dolphins due to an apparent right knee injury, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.
Chig Okonkwo
Not playing Friday
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Jacory Croskey-Merritt
Won't play Friday
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