# @mikerophone on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=d5YVGhdEaEk
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-06T03:32:48.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Mikerophone (@mikerophone) — https://gondola.cc/mikerophone

## Caption

The Washington Commanders signed Stefon Diggs to a one-year deal worth up to $12 million, and it closes the door on the Brandon Aiyuk campaign that has run all offseason. Jordan Schultz reported it first, Ian Rapoport confirmed, and Adam Schefter had the terms. 

Here is what actually happened. Aiyuk signed a four-year, $120 million extension with the 49ers in August 2024, tore his ACL and MCL in Week 7 of that season, and has not played a football game since. San Francisco voided the guarantees in his contract and placed him on the reserve/left squad list in December. He spent this summer campaigning for Washington on Instagram, said the 49ers should cut him so he could sign with the Commanders the next day, posted that he bought a $10 million estate in Loudoun County, and then took public shots at Jayden Daniels, his former Arizona State teammate and the quarterback he was trying to go play with. 

ESPN's John Keim reported a definite cooling in Washington's interest after those posts. Jeremy Fowler said on SportsCenter back on July 5 that the Commanders would more likely just sign a free agent like Stefon Diggs. A month later, that is exactly what happened. 

The part most people are getting wrong tonight: Brandon Aiyuk is not a free agent. He is under contract with San Francisco through the 2028 season, sitting on the reserve/left squad list without pay, and he has to apply to the league for reinstatement before he can play anywhere. He has said publicly he will not do it. 

Diggs is coming off 85 catches for 1,013 yards and four touchdowns for a New England team that reached Super Bowl LX. He was released in March in a cap move and went unsigned for nearly five months. 

Washington plays at the 49ers on Monday, October 19 at Levi's Stadium on ESPN and ABC. 

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