Ravens, Stefon Diggs partnership could be foiled by NFC powerhouse originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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There are plenty of teams that could still use Stefon Diggs on their WR depth chart.
Lots of ideas are floating around, too. The Las Vegas Raiders would make some sense. So would the Baltimore Ravens.
In the end, though, there’s a chance Diggs ends up in the NFC for the first time since his days with the Minnesota Vikings.
ESPN’s Matt Bowen wrote a new article on Monday in which he listed the “best fit” for Diggs in free agency, and his pick was the Los Angeles Rams.
Bowen first acknowledged the Ravens could be in play, but then he broke down why the Rams actually make more sense.
“The Ravens could be a fit here for Diggs, but I really like him in L.A. alongside Puka Nacua and Davante Adams,” Bowen writes. “The Rams attempted 430 passes out of 11 personnel last season (ninth most in the league), and Diggs is a natural separator who can line up inside or outside. Plus, he has the toughness to work the middle of the field on in-breaking concepts, a key element of coach Sean McVay’s offense. Diggs had 85 receptions last season for the Patriots, which was almost twice as many as their next-closest wide receiver (Mack Hollins with 46). He would provide an easy boost to the WR room for quarterback Matthew Stafford.”
Whether or not Diggs would join the Rams could come down mostly to the wideout’s own mentality about his role.
Signing with the Rams would mean acknowledging that he’d likely be the WR3 all season, as long as everyone was healthy.
In places like Vegas or Baltimore, Diggs would have a case to be a more frequently targeted player. But with the Rams, he’d have Stafford throwing to him as part of a clear Super Bowl contender.
What does Diggs want at this point in his career? His free agent decision will likely reveal a lot.