The Dallas Cowboys do not need to go chasing another headline-grabbing receiver.
That’s the simplest answer to all the noise linking Stefon Diggs to Dallas, even as some around the NFL keep pushing the idea. The Cowboys already have CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens at the top of the depth chart, and the bigger issue isn’t a lack of star power. It’s whether the team really wants to invite more drama into a room that already has enough personality to manage.
Jerry Jones has mostly avoided adding unnecessary headaches this offseason, and signing Diggs would cut against that approach. The Cowboys are still being pulled toward the kind of flashy move that sounds exciting on paper, but there’s no real football reason to force it.
SB Nation’s Jarrett Bailey made Diggs his first prediction while laying out 61 predictions for the 2026 NFL season, writing that Jerry Jones will bring the veteran wideout to the Lone Star State. Bailey also pointed to the versatility Diggs would bring.
"Outside of stars CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens, Dallas has zero depth at receiver," Bailey wrote... "Signing Diggs as a chess piece who can move around both on the perimeter and the slot, just like Lamb and Pickens can do, would give the Cowboys the best trio of pass-catchers in the NFL."
That’s a fair argument if the only question is talent. Diggs would make the offense more fun, and there’s no denying he can still play. He is coming off a 1,000-yard season as a WR1 in New England.
But Dallas already has a useful third option in Ryan Flournoy, and that matters. Flournoy finished last season strong, emerged as one of the team’s better deep threats, and looks set up for a real breakout in 2026. Bringing in Diggs would mean taking snaps away from a player the Cowboys can develop at a fraction of the cost.
There’s also the matter of what comes with Diggs beyond the production. The source material points to the legal issues, and that alone is enough reason for Dallas to keep moving in a different direction.
The Cowboys have three good wide receivers already. They do not need to turn a manageable situation into a more complicated one just to chase a big name. If the Commanders want to deal with that, let them.
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