DMV native Stefon Diggs returns home to the Commanders in full-circle moment

The useful part

For the first decade of his NFL career, Stefon Diggs always felt like he had something to prove when going up against Washington. "That's my hometown team, them and the Baltimore Ravens," Diggs said Friday. After stints with the Vikings, Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans and New England Patriots, and four Pro Bowl selections later, Diggs signed with his hometown Commanders earlier this week.

How it works

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• … I want to put on for my city' It's a full-circle moment for Diggs, a Gaithersburg, Maryland, native who played for youth programs in the area growing up.
• A five-star recruit with scholarship offers practically anywhere in the country, Diggs chose to stay home and play for the University of Maryland.
• "At this point in my career, being healthy, coming off an ACL [injury], having success, going to your hometown team and wanting to shine for them.

What to take from it

"I always played with a chip on my shoulder, but the chip got really big when I'd go home because I felt like they passed up on me, didn't give me a chance, and I was right in their backyard." Washington, and every NFL franchise, passed on Diggs multiple times in the 2015 draft before Minnesota selected him in the fifth round.

Details worth keeping

'Going to your hometown team and wanting to shine for them.